With the inclusion of the isovector scalar channel in the meson-nucleon couplings, taking DD-MEδ as an effective interaction, the moments of inertia of neutron stars possessing various stellar masses are studied with...With the inclusion of the isovector scalar channel in the meson-nucleon couplings, taking DD-MEδ as an effective interaction, the moments of inertia of neutron stars possessing various stellar masses are studied within the density dependent relativistic mean field （RMF） theory. The isovector scalar channel contributes to the softening of the neutron-star matter equation of state （EOS） and therefore the reduction of the maximum mass and radius of neutron stars. Smaller values of the total moment of inertia 1 and the crustal moment of inertia AI are then obtained in DD-ME~ via numerical procedure in comparison with those in other selected RMF functionals. In addition, the involvement of the isovector scalar channel lowers the thickness of the neutron star crust and its mass fi＇action as well. The sensitivity to both the crustal mass and stellar radius causes the crustal moment of inertia to be more obviously reduced than the total one, eventually leading to a suppression on the fraction of crustal moment of inertia △I/I in DD-MFδ. The results indicate the crustal moment of inertia as a more sensitive probe of the neutron-star matter EOS than the total one, and demonstrate that the isovector scalar meson-nucleon couplings in the RMF theory could exert influence over the physics of pulsar glitches.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11375076)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.lzujbky-2016-30)
文摘With the inclusion of the isovector scalar channel in the meson-nucleon couplings, taking DD-MEδ as an effective interaction, the moments of inertia of neutron stars possessing various stellar masses are studied within the density dependent relativistic mean field （RMF） theory. The isovector scalar channel contributes to the softening of the neutron-star matter equation of state （EOS） and therefore the reduction of the maximum mass and radius of neutron stars. Smaller values of the total moment of inertia 1 and the crustal moment of inertia AI are then obtained in DD-ME~ via numerical procedure in comparison with those in other selected RMF functionals. In addition, the involvement of the isovector scalar channel lowers the thickness of the neutron star crust and its mass fi＇action as well. The sensitivity to both the crustal mass and stellar radius causes the crustal moment of inertia to be more obviously reduced than the total one, eventually leading to a suppression on the fraction of crustal moment of inertia △I/I in DD-MFδ. The results indicate the crustal moment of inertia as a more sensitive probe of the neutron-star matter EOS than the total one, and demonstrate that the isovector scalar meson-nucleon couplings in the RMF theory could exert influence over the physics of pulsar glitches.
