Effect of symmetry energy on properties of rapidly rotating neutron stars and universal relations

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Auteurs principaux: Yeasin, Pion Sudarshan, Tsiopelas, Stefanos, Sedrakian, Armen, Li, Jia-Jie
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author Yeasin, Pion Sudarshan
Tsiopelas, Stefanos
Sedrakian, Armen
Li, Jia-Jie
author_facet Yeasin, Pion Sudarshan
Tsiopelas, Stefanos
Sedrakian, Armen
Li, Jia-Jie
contents We investigated universal relations for compact stars rotating at the Keplerian (mass-shedding) limit, which is highly relevant for understanding the rapidly rotating objects formed in the aftermath of a neutron star-neutron star merger. Our analysis is based on a set of nucleonic equations of state (EoSs) featuring systematic variations in the symmetry energy slope parameter $L_{\rm sym}$ and the isoscalar skewness parameter $Q_{\rm sat}$, varied within ranges that are broadly consistent with current laboratory and astrophysical constraints. The global observable properties of isolated maximally rotating stars are examined, focusing on the mass-radius relation, moment of inertia, quadrupole moment, and the Keplerian (maximum) rotation frequency, as well as their variations in the $L_{\rm sym}$-$Q_{\rm sat}$ parameter space. Next, we demonstrate that, in the limit of Keplerian rotation, universal relations remain valid across the same set of EoSs characterized by varying $L_{\rm sym}$ and $\Qsat$. In particular, we present explicit results for the moment of inertia ($I$) and quadrupole moment ($Q$) as functions of compactness, as well as for the moment of inertia-quadrupole moment relation. All of these relations exhibit excellent universality, with deviations typically within a range from a few percent to 10\% across a wide range of parameters. Additionally, we verify for our set of EoSs that the universality of $I$-$Q$ holds to higher accuracy (at the level of 1\%) in the slow-rotation approximation compared with the Kepler limit, where the relative error increases up to $\lesssim 10\%$. Our findings support the applicability of $I$-Love-$Q$-type universal relations in observational modeling of maximally rotating compact stars and the gravitational wave emitted by them.
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spellingShingle Effect of symmetry energy on properties of rapidly rotating neutron stars and universal relations
Yeasin, Pion Sudarshan
Tsiopelas, Stefanos
Sedrakian, Armen
Li, Jia-Jie
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Nuclear Theory
We investigated universal relations for compact stars rotating at the Keplerian (mass-shedding) limit, which is highly relevant for understanding the rapidly rotating objects formed in the aftermath of a neutron star-neutron star merger. Our analysis is based on a set of nucleonic equations of state (EoSs) featuring systematic variations in the symmetry energy slope parameter $L_{\rm sym}$ and the isoscalar skewness parameter $Q_{\rm sat}$, varied within ranges that are broadly consistent with current laboratory and astrophysical constraints. The global observable properties of isolated maximally rotating stars are examined, focusing on the mass-radius relation, moment of inertia, quadrupole moment, and the Keplerian (maximum) rotation frequency, as well as their variations in the $L_{\rm sym}$-$Q_{\rm sat}$ parameter space. Next, we demonstrate that, in the limit of Keplerian rotation, universal relations remain valid across the same set of EoSs characterized by varying $L_{\rm sym}$ and $\Qsat$. In particular, we present explicit results for the moment of inertia ($I$) and quadrupole moment ($Q$) as functions of compactness, as well as for the moment of inertia-quadrupole moment relation. All of these relations exhibit excellent universality, with deviations typically within a range from a few percent to 10\% across a wide range of parameters. Additionally, we verify for our set of EoSs that the universality of $I$-$Q$ holds to higher accuracy (at the level of 1\%) in the slow-rotation approximation compared with the Kepler limit, where the relative error increases up to $\lesssim 10\%$. Our findings support the applicability of $I$-Love-$Q$-type universal relations in observational modeling of maximally rotating compact stars and the gravitational wave emitted by them.
title Effect of symmetry energy on properties of rapidly rotating neutron stars and universal relations
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01093