Listening to the long ringdown: A novel way to pinpoint the EOS in neutron-star cores

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Autores principales: Ecker, Christian, Gorda, Tyler, Kurkela, Aleksi, Rezzolla, Luciano
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Publicado: 2025
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author Ecker, Christian
Gorda, Tyler
Kurkela, Aleksi
Rezzolla, Luciano
author_facet Ecker, Christian
Gorda, Tyler
Kurkela, Aleksi
Rezzolla, Luciano
contents Gravitational waves (GWs) from binary neutron star (BNS) merger remnants complement constraints from the inspiral phase, mass-radius measurements, and microscopic theory by providing information about the neutron-star equation of state (EOS) at extreme densities. We perform general-relativistic simulations of BNS mergers using EOS models that span the uncertain high-density regime. We find a robust correlation between the ratio of energy and angular momentum lost during the late-time post-merger GW signal - the long ringdown - and the EOS at the highest densities in neutron star cores. Applying this correlation to post-merger GW signals reduces EOS uncertainty at several times saturation density, where no direct constraints currently exist.
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spellingShingle Listening to the long ringdown: A novel way to pinpoint the EOS in neutron-star cores
Ecker, Christian
Gorda, Tyler
Kurkela, Aleksi
Rezzolla, Luciano
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
Gravitational waves (GWs) from binary neutron star (BNS) merger remnants complement constraints from the inspiral phase, mass-radius measurements, and microscopic theory by providing information about the neutron-star equation of state (EOS) at extreme densities. We perform general-relativistic simulations of BNS mergers using EOS models that span the uncertain high-density regime. We find a robust correlation between the ratio of energy and angular momentum lost during the late-time post-merger GW signal - the long ringdown - and the EOS at the highest densities in neutron star cores. Applying this correlation to post-merger GW signals reduces EOS uncertainty at several times saturation density, where no direct constraints currently exist.
title Listening to the long ringdown: A novel way to pinpoint the EOS in neutron-star cores
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.18665