[Submitted on 4 Dec 2024] (cross-list from gr-qc)
General Relativistic Hartree-Fock Calculations for Neutron Star
We investigate the global structures of neutron stars within the framework of general relativity, treating the entire star as a quantum-degenerate system. Rather than relying on the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equation, we solve the Einstein-Cartan (EC) field equations self-consistently, incorporating the energy-momentum tensor contributions from neutrons. Neutron wave functions are obtained by solving the Dirac equation in a curved spacetime with both torsion and curvature effects. Given that neutron stars contain about 10^57 particles, we adopt a scaled h-bar approach to efficiently describe the quantum state of highly degenerate system.
- Comments:
- 15 pages
- Subjects:
- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc); High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE); Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
- arXiv:
- 2412.02990 [pdf]