Emulator-Assisted Nuclear DFT Inference and Its Consequences for the Structure of Neutron Stars
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| author | Klausner, Pietro Antonelli, Marco Colò, Gianluca Gulminelli, Francesca Roca-Maza, Xavier Vigezzi, Enrico |
| author_facet | Klausner, Pietro Antonelli, Marco Colò, Gianluca Gulminelli, Francesca Roca-Maza, Xavier Vigezzi, Enrico |
| contents | Nuclear density functional theory provides a unified description of finite nuclei and bulk nuclear matter, and is widely used to model the neutron star equation of state. However, extrapolations to supra-saturation densities require a quantified treatment of uncertainties arising from parameter estimation and functional choices. We present an updated Bayesian inference of a Skyrme energy density functional augmented by a flexible meta-model density dependence at high density. Nuclear observables are computed using a Gaussian emulator of the publicly available Milano HFBCS-QRPA code, enabling efficient exploration of a high-dimensional parameter space. Relative to previous analyses, we extend the calibration set with isospin-sensitive data, including masses and charge radii along selected Ca and Sn isotopic chains, and updated constraints from giant monopole resonances. The resulting posteriors are further constrained by \emph{ab initio} neutron-matter calculations and astrophysical observations, including recent NICER measurements, yielding consistent crust and core properties of catalyzed NS compatible with current constraints. Bulk nuclear-matter parameters are well approximated by a multivariate Gaussian with covariance matrix provided for direct reuse, while several finite-nucleus parameters exhibit pronounced non-Gaussianity. |
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| spellingShingle | Emulator-Assisted Nuclear DFT Inference and Its Consequences for the Structure of Neutron Stars Klausner, Pietro Antonelli, Marco Colò, Gianluca Gulminelli, Francesca Roca-Maza, Xavier Vigezzi, Enrico Nuclear Theory High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Nuclear density functional theory provides a unified description of finite nuclei and bulk nuclear matter, and is widely used to model the neutron star equation of state. However, extrapolations to supra-saturation densities require a quantified treatment of uncertainties arising from parameter estimation and functional choices. We present an updated Bayesian inference of a Skyrme energy density functional augmented by a flexible meta-model density dependence at high density. Nuclear observables are computed using a Gaussian emulator of the publicly available Milano HFBCS-QRPA code, enabling efficient exploration of a high-dimensional parameter space. Relative to previous analyses, we extend the calibration set with isospin-sensitive data, including masses and charge radii along selected Ca and Sn isotopic chains, and updated constraints from giant monopole resonances. The resulting posteriors are further constrained by \emph{ab initio} neutron-matter calculations and astrophysical observations, including recent NICER measurements, yielding consistent crust and core properties of catalyzed NS compatible with current constraints. Bulk nuclear-matter parameters are well approximated by a multivariate Gaussian with covariance matrix provided for direct reuse, while several finite-nucleus parameters exhibit pronounced non-Gaussianity. |
| title | Emulator-Assisted Nuclear DFT Inference and Its Consequences for the Structure of Neutron Stars |
| topic | Nuclear Theory High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.11358 |