Properties of Stable Massive Quark Stars in Holography

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Autori principali: Fadafan, Kazem Bitaghsir, Rojas, Jesús Cruz, Mager, Jonas
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author Fadafan, Kazem Bitaghsir
Rojas, Jesús Cruz
Mager, Jonas
author_facet Fadafan, Kazem Bitaghsir
Rojas, Jesús Cruz
Mager, Jonas
contents We study a holographic D3/D7 system, whose dilaton profile has been phenomenologically adjusted in the infrared. The model is used to describe a deconfined yet massive quark phase of QCD at finite density, concluding that the equation of state of such a phase can be stiff enough to support exotic dense stars as massive as 2 solar masses. Nucleons are modeled phenomenologically using the Hebeler-et.al EFT baryon phases. For the stiff phenomenological baryon phases the transition to the quark phase is weakly first order allowing for stable quark cores. We also find that holographic baryons, modeled as wrapped D5-branes, provide unrealistic pressures (in the homogeneous approximation) and have to be discarded. We compute the mass vs. radius relation and tidal deformability for these hybrid stars. Contrary to a large number of other holographic models, this holographic model indicates that quark matter could be present at the core of heavy compact stars and may be used to explore the phenomenology of such objects.
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spellingShingle Properties of Stable Massive Quark Stars in Holography
Fadafan, Kazem Bitaghsir
Rojas, Jesús Cruz
Mager, Jonas
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
High Energy Physics - Theory
We study a holographic D3/D7 system, whose dilaton profile has been phenomenologically adjusted in the infrared. The model is used to describe a deconfined yet massive quark phase of QCD at finite density, concluding that the equation of state of such a phase can be stiff enough to support exotic dense stars as massive as 2 solar masses. Nucleons are modeled phenomenologically using the Hebeler-et.al EFT baryon phases. For the stiff phenomenological baryon phases the transition to the quark phase is weakly first order allowing for stable quark cores. We also find that holographic baryons, modeled as wrapped D5-branes, provide unrealistic pressures (in the homogeneous approximation) and have to be discarded. We compute the mass vs. radius relation and tidal deformability for these hybrid stars. Contrary to a large number of other holographic models, this holographic model indicates that quark matter could be present at the core of heavy compact stars and may be used to explore the phenomenology of such objects.
title Properties of Stable Massive Quark Stars in Holography
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.02484