Mass-radius constraints for compact stars and a critical endpoint

Abstract

We present two types of models for hybrid compact stars composed of a quark core and a hadronic mantle with an abrupt first order phase transition at the interface which are in accordance with the latest astrophysical measurements of two 2 M_sun pulsars. While the first is a schematic one, the second one is based on a QCD motivated nonlocal PNJL model with density-dependent vector coupling strength. Both models support the possibility of so called twin compact stars which have the same mass but different radius and internal structure at high mass (~2 M_sun), provided they exhibit a large jump Δεin the energy density of the first order phase transition fulfilling Δε/ε_crit > 0.6. We conclude that the measurement of high-mass twin stars would support the existence of a first order phase transition in symmetric matter at zero temperature entailing the existence of a critical end point in the QCD phase diagram.

7 pages, 2 figures, 1 table, prepared for the Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on "Critical Point and Onset of Deconfinement",March 11 to 15, 2013, Napa, California, USA

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