Moment of inertia–mass universal relations for neutron stars in scalar-tensor theory with self-interacting massive scalar field

Abstract We are investigating universal relations between different normalisations of the moment of inertia and the compactness of neutron stars in slow rotation approximation. We study the relations in particular class of massive scalar-sensor theories with self-interaction, for which significant d...

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Main Authors: Dimitar Popchev, Kalin V. Staykov, Daniela D. Doneva, Stoytcho S. Yazadjiev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-02-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-6691-x
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Summary:Abstract We are investigating universal relations between different normalisations of the moment of inertia and the compactness of neutron stars in slow rotation approximation. We study the relations in particular class of massive scalar-sensor theories with self-interaction, for which significant deviations from General Relativity are allowed for values of the parameters that are in agreement with the observations. Moment of inertia-compactness relations are examined for different normalisation of the moment of inertia. It is shown that for all studied cases the deviations from EOS universality are small for the examined equations of state. On the other hand the scalarization can lead to large deviations from the general relativistic universal relations for values of the parameters that are in agreement with the current observations that can be potentially used to set further test the scalar-tensor theories.
ISSN:1434-6044
1434-6052