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| author | Reyes, Christopher Sakstein, Jeremy |
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| contents | The secondary component of GW190814 has mass in the range $2.5$--$2.67{\rm M}_\odot$, placing it within the lower mass gap separating neutron stars from black holes. According to the predictions of general relativity and state-of-the-art nuclear equations of state, this object is too heavy to be a neutron star.~In this work, we explore the possibility that this object is a neutron star under the hypothesis that general relativity is modified to include screening mechanisms, and that the neutron star formed in an unscreened environment. We introduce a set of parameterized-post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (post-TOV) equations appropriate for screened modified gravity whose free parameters are environment-dependent. We find that it is possible that the GW190814 secondary could be a neutron star that formed in an unscreened environment for a range of reasonable post-TOV parameters. |
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| spellingShingle | Parameterized Post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff Framework for Screened Modified Gravity with an Application to the Secondary Component of GW190814 Reyes, Christopher Sakstein, Jeremy General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena The secondary component of GW190814 has mass in the range $2.5$--$2.67{\rm M}_\odot$, placing it within the lower mass gap separating neutron stars from black holes. According to the predictions of general relativity and state-of-the-art nuclear equations of state, this object is too heavy to be a neutron star.~In this work, we explore the possibility that this object is a neutron star under the hypothesis that general relativity is modified to include screening mechanisms, and that the neutron star formed in an unscreened environment. We introduce a set of parameterized-post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (post-TOV) equations appropriate for screened modified gravity whose free parameters are environment-dependent. We find that it is possible that the GW190814 secondary could be a neutron star that formed in an unscreened environment for a range of reasonable post-TOV parameters. |
| title | Parameterized Post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff Framework for Screened Modified Gravity with an Application to the Secondary Component of GW190814 |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03399 |