https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20136303004
Equation of State of Dense Matter and Consequences for Neutron Stars
1 CSSM and ARC Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Terascale, School of Chemistry and Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia
2 Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX13PU, United Kingdom
Published online: 19 December 2013
There is currently tremendous interest in the role of hyperons and other exotic forms of matter in neutron stars. This is particularly so following the measurement by Demorest et al. of a star with a mass almost 2 solar masses. Given that we know of no physical mechanism to stop the occurrence of hyperons at matter in beta–equilibrium above roughly 3 times nuclear matter density, we discuss the constraints on the possible maximum mass when hyperons are included in the equation of state. The discussion includes a careful assessment of the constraints from low energy nuclear properties as well as the properties of hypernuclei. The model within which these calculations are carried out is the quark-meson coupling (QMC) model, which is derived starting at the quark level.
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