Numerically Fitting The Electron Fermi Energy and The Electron Fraction in A Neutron Star

Abstract

Based on the basic definition of Fermi energy of degenerate and relativistic electrons, we obtain a special solution to electron Fermi energy, $E_{\mathrm{F}}(e)$, and express $E_{\mathrm{F}}(e)$ as a function of electron fraction, $Y_e$, and matter density, $\rho$. Several useful analytical formulae for $Y_e$ and $\rho$ within classical models and the work of Dutra et al. 2014 (Type-2) in relativistic mean field theory are obtained using numerically fitting. When describing the mean-field Lagrangian, density, we adopt the TMA parameter set, which is remarkably consistent with with the updated astrophysical observations of neutron stars. Due to the importance of the density dependence of the symmetry energy, $S$, in nuclear astrophysics, a brief discussion on the symmetry parameters $S_v$ and $L$ (the slope of $S$) is presented. Combining these fit formulae with boundary conditions for different density regions, we can evaluate the value of $E_{\mathrm{F}}(e)$ in any given matter density, and obtain a schematic diagram of $E_{\mathrm{F}}(e)$ as a continuous function of $\rho$. Compared with previous study on the electron Fermi energy in other models, our methods of calculating $E_{\mathrm{F}}(e)$ are more simple and convenient, and can be universally suitable for the relativistic electron regions in the circumstances of common neutron stars. We have deduced a general expression of $E_{\mathrm{F}}(e)$ and $n_e$, which could be used to indirectly test whether one EoS of a NS is correct in our future studies on neutron star matter properties. Since URCA reactions are expected in the center of a massive star due to high-value electron Fermi energy and electron fraction, this study could be useful in the future studies on the NS thermal evolution.

arXiv comment30 pages, 14 figures

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