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Total Authors: 3
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| Affiliation: | [1] Inst Nacl Pesquisas Espaciais, Div Astrofis, Ave Astronautas 1758, BR-12227010 Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Tecnol Fed Parana, Dept Fis, BR-85884000 Medianeira, PR - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C; v. 80, n. 12 DEC 3 2020. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 9 |
| Abstract | |
Neutron stars (NSs) are excellent natural laboratories to constrain gravity on strong field regime and nuclear matter in extreme conditions. Motivated by the recent discovery of a compact object with 2.59-0.09+0.08</mml:msubsup><mml:msub>M circle dot in the binary merger GW190814, if this object was a NS, it serves as a strong constraint on the NS equation of state (EoS), ruling out several soft EoSs favored by GW170817 event. In this work, we revisit the question of the maximum mass of NSs considering a chameleon screening (thin-shell effect) on the NS mass-radius relation, where the microscopic physics inside the NS is given by realistic soft EoSs. We find that from appropriate and reasonable combination of modified gravity, rotation effects and realistic soft EoSs, that it is possible to achieve high masses and explain GW190814 secondary component, and in return also NSs like PSR J0740 + 6620 (the most NS massive confirmed to date). It is shown that gravity can play an important role in estimating maximum mass of NSs, and even with soft EoSs, it is possible to generate very high masses. Therefore, in this competition of hydrostatic equilibrium between gravity and pressure (from EoS choice), some soft EoSs, in principle, cannot be completely ruled out without first taking into account gravitational effects. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/26258-4 - Superdense matter in the universe |
| Grantee: | Manuel Máximo Bastos Malheiro de Oliveira |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/18036-5 - Investigating physical aspects beyond the standard model linked to the themes of dark energy, modified gravity, neutrinos and gravitational waves |
| Grantee: | Rafael da Costa Nunes |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |