Abstract
We show that uncertainties in the strength of interactions of hyperons among themselves and with nucleons lead to an uncertainty in the maximum allowed neutron-star mass of nearly a factor of 2, even if the properties of nuclear and neutron matter were known with infinite precision around normal nuclear density and below. The possibility of a transition to quark matter places some constraint on the strength of the hyperonic interactions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 13-15 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1990 |