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Area of Science:

  • Astrophysics
  • General Relativity
  • Nuclear Physics

Background:

  • Neutron stars are extremely dense remnants of stellar evolution.
  • Previous models of ergostars (neutron stars with ergoregions) were dynamically unstable.
  • Understanding matter at supranuclear densities is crucial for nuclear physics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To construct and demonstrate the dynamical stability of ergostars.
  • To explore the properties of hypermassive neutron stars with ergoregions.
  • To investigate the equation of state at supranuclear densities.

Main Methods:

  • Constructing equilibrium configurations of ergostars using a compressible, causal equation of state.
  • Performing full general relativity simulations of stable and perturbed configurations.
  • Evolving simulations for extended dynamical timescales (over 100) to confirm stability.

Main Results:

  • The first dynamically stable ergostars were successfully constructed.
  • Simulations confirmed the stationary behavior of these ergostars, contrasting with unstable prior models.
  • The stable solutions represent highly differentially rotating hypermassive neutron stars with a compaction of C=0.3.

Conclusions:

  • Dynamically stable ergostars can exist and provide new insights into spacetime geometry around compact objects.
  • These findings advance our understanding of the equation of state at supranuclear densities.
  • Ergostars may form from neutron star mergers and potentially power short gamma-ray bursts.