https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202429603002
Bayesian analysis of nontrivial features in the speed of sound inside neutron stars in light of astrophysical and pQCD constraints
Illinois Center for Advanced Studies of the Universe, Department of Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1110 W. Green St., Urbana IL 61801-3080, USA
* e-mail: deboram2@illinois.edu
Published online: 26 June 2024
Functional forms of the neutron star Equation of State (EoS) are required to extract the viable EoS band from neutron star observations. Realistic nuclear EoS, containing deconfined quarks or hyperons, present nontrivial features in the speed of sound such as bumps, kinks, and plateaus. Using modified Gaussian processes to model EoS with nontrivial features, we show in a fully Bayesian analysis incorporating measurements from X-ray sources, gravitational wave observations, and perturbative QCD results that these features are compatible with current constraints. We find that nontrivial behavior in the EoS plays a role in understanding the possible phase structure of neutron stars at densities around 2 nsat.
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