Gravitational-Wave Constraints on the Neutron-Star-Matter Equation of State

The detection of gravitational waves originating from a neutron-star merger, GW170817, by the LIGO and Virgo Collaborations has recently provided new stringent limits on the tidal deformabilities of the stars involved in the collision. Combining this measurement with the existence of two-solar-mass...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2018-04, Vol.120 (17), p.172703-172703, Article 172703
Hauptverfasser: Annala, Eemeli, Gorda, Tyler, Kurkela, Aleksi, Vuorinen, Aleksi
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Zusammenfassung:The detection of gravitational waves originating from a neutron-star merger, GW170817, by the LIGO and Virgo Collaborations has recently provided new stringent limits on the tidal deformabilities of the stars involved in the collision. Combining this measurement with the existence of two-solar-mass stars, we generate a generic family of neutron-star-matter equations of state (EOSs) that interpolate between state-of-the-art theoretical results at low and high baryon density. Comparing the results to ones obtained without the tidal-deformability constraint, we witness a dramatic reduction in the family of allowed EOSs. Based on our analysis, we conclude that the maximal radius of a 1.4-solar-mass neutron star is 13.6 km, and that the smallest allowed tidal deformability of a similar-mass star is Λ(1.4  M_{⊙})=120.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.120.172703