Impact of hyperons on structural properties of neutron stars and hybrid stars within four-dimensional Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity

Ishfaq Ahmad Rather, Grigoris Panotopoulos

Published 2024-12-04Version 1

We investigate the impact of hyperons and phase transition to quark matter on the structural properties of neutron stars within the four-dimensional Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity (EGB). We employ the density-dependent relativistic mean-field model (DDME2) for the hadronic phase and the density-dependent quark mass (DDQM) model for the quark phase to construct hadronic and hybrid equations of state (EoSs) that are consistent with the astrophysical constraints. The presence of hyperons softens the EoS and with a phase transition, the EoS further softens, and the speed of sound squared drops to around 0.2 for the maximum mass configuration which lies in the pure quark phase. Adjusting the Gaussian-Bonnet coupling constant $\alpha$ within its allowed range results in a decrease in the mass-radius relationship for negative $\alpha$, and an increase for positive $\alpha$. In addition, functions are fitted to the maximum mass and its associated radius as a function of constant $\alpha$ to observe its impact on these properties.