Equation of state sensitivities when inferring neutron star and dense matter properties
Understanding the dense matter equation of state at extreme conditions is an important open problem. Astrophysical observations of neutron stars promise to solve this, with NICER poised to make precision measurements of mass and radius for several stars using the waveform modelling technique. What h...
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| description | Understanding the dense matter equation of state at extreme conditions is an important open problem. Astrophysical observations of neutron stars promise to solve this, with NICER poised to make precision measurements of mass and radius for several stars using the waveform modelling technique. What has been less clear, however, is how these mass-radius measurements might translate into equation of state constraints and what are the associated equation of state sensitivities. We use Bayesian inference to explore and contrast the constraints that would result from different choices for the equation of state parametrization; comparing the well-established piecewise polytropic parametrization to one based on physically motivated assumptions for the speed of sound in dense matter. We also compare the constraints resulting from Bayesian inference to those from simple compatibility cuts. We find that the choice of equation of state parametrization and particularly its prior assumptions can have a significant effect on the inferred global mass-radius relation and the equation of state constraints. Our results point to important sensitivities when inferring neutron star and dense matter properties. This applies also to inferences from gravitational wave observations. |
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