The correlation of the tidal polarizabilities Λ1 - Λ2 for GW170817 is predicted by combining dense-matter equations of state (EOSs) that satisfy nuclear physics constraints with the chirp mass and mass asymmetry for this event. Our models are constrained by calculations of the neutron-matter EOS using chiral effective field theory Hamiltonians with reliable error estimates up to once or twice the nuclear saturation density. In the latter case, we find that GW170817 does not improve our understanding of the EOS. We contrast two distinct extrapolations to higher density: a minimal model (MM) which assumes that the EOS is a smooth function of density described by a Taylor expansion and a more general model parametrized by the speed of sound that admits phase transitions. This allows us to identify regions in the Λ1 - Λ2 plots that could favor the existence of new phases of matter in neutron stars. We predict the combined tidal polarizability of the two neutron stars in GW170817 to be 80 ≤ $$\tilde{Λ}$$ ≤ 580 ( 280 ≤$$\tilde{Λ}$$ ≤ 480 for the MM), which is smaller than the range suggested by the LIGO-Virgo data analysis. Our analysis also shows that GW170817 requires a NS with M = 1.4 M⊙ to have a radius 9.0 km < R1.4 < 13.6 km ( 11.3 km < R1.4 < 13.6 km for the MM).
Tews, I., et al. "Critical examination of constraints on the equation of state of dense matter obtained from GW170817." Physical Review. C, vol. 98, no. 4, Oct. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.98.045804
Tews, I., Margueron, J., & Reddy, S. (2018). Critical examination of constraints on the equation of state of dense matter obtained from GW170817. Physical Review. C, 98(4). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.98.045804
Tews, I., Margueron, J., and Reddy, S., "Critical examination of constraints on the equation of state of dense matter obtained from GW170817," Physical Review. C 98, no. 4 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.98.045804
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author = {Tews, I. and Margueron, J. and Reddy, S.},
title = {Critical examination of constraints on the equation of state of dense matter obtained from GW170817},
annote = {The correlation of the tidal polarizabilities Λ1 - Λ2 for GW170817 is predicted by combining dense-matter equations of state (EOSs) that satisfy nuclear physics constraints with the chirp mass and mass asymmetry for this event. Our models are constrained by calculations of the neutron-matter EOS using chiral effective field theory Hamiltonians with reliable error estimates up to once or twice the nuclear saturation density. In the latter case, we find that GW170817 does not improve our understanding of the EOS. We contrast two distinct extrapolations to higher density: a minimal model (MM) which assumes that the EOS is a smooth function of density described by a Taylor expansion and a more general model parametrized by the speed of sound that admits phase transitions. This allows us to identify regions in the Λ1 - Λ2 plots that could favor the existence of new phases of matter in neutron stars. We predict the combined tidal polarizability of the two neutron stars in GW170817 to be 80 ≤ $\tilde{Λ}$ ≤ 580 ( 280 ≤$\tilde{Λ}$ ≤ 480 for the MM), which is smaller than the range suggested by the LIGO-Virgo data analysis. Our analysis also shows that GW170817 requires a NS with M = 1.4 M⊙ to have a radius 9.0 km 1.4 1.4 < 13.6 km for the MM).},
doi = {10.1103/physrevc.98.045804},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1609316},
journal = {Physical Review. C},
issn = {ISSN 2469-9985},
number = {4},
volume = {98},
place = {United States},
publisher = {American Physical Society (APS)},
year = {2018},
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XIAMEN-CUSTIPEN WORKSHOP ON THE EQUATION OF STATE OF DENSE NEUTRON-RICH MATTER IN THE ERA OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTRONOMY, AIP Conference Proceedingshttps://doi.org/10.1063/1.5117799
XIAMEN-CUSTIPEN WORKSHOP ON THE EQUATION OF STATE OF DENSE NEUTRON-RICH MATTER IN THE ERA OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTRONOMY, AIP Conference Proceedingshttps://doi.org/10.1063/1.5117808