Equation of state of dense matter and maximum mass of neutron stars

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2003-01-06

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0301073v1

EAS Publ.Ser. 7 (2003) 249

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

35 pages, 11 figures, uses eas.cls, to be published in ``Final Stages of Stellar Evolution'', edts. J.-M. Hameury and C. Motch

Scientific paper

Theoretical models of the equation of state (EOS) of neutron-star matter (starting with the crust and ending at the densest region of the stellar core) are reviewed. Apart from a broad set of baryonic EOSs, strange quark matter, and even more exotic (abnormal and Q-matter) EOSs are considered. Results of calculations of M_max for non-rotating neutron stars and exotic compact stars are reviewed, with particular emphasis on the dependence on the dense-matter EOS. Rapid rotation increases M_max, and this effect is studied for both neutron stars and exotic stars. Theoretical results are then confronted with measurements of masses of neutron stars in binaries, and the consequences of such a confrontation and their possible impact on the theory of dense matter are discussed.

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