Hadron Masses in Medium and Neutron Star Properties

C. Y. Ryu, C. H. Hyun, S. W. Hong, B. K. Jennings

Published 2005-03-02Version 1

We investigate the properties of the neutron star with relativistic mean field models. We incorporate in the quantum hadrodynamics and in the quark-meson coupling models a possible reduction of meson masses in nuclear matter. The equation of state for neutron star matter is obtained and is employed in Oppenheimer-Volkov equation to extract the maximum mass of the stable neutron star. We find that the equation of state, the composition and the properties of the neutron stars are sensitive to the values of the meson masses in medium.