Impact of Short-Range Correlations on Nuclear Matter: The Role of High-Momentum Tail.

Nucleon-nucleon short-range correlations (SRCs) play a critical role in the behavior of dense nuclear matter, particularly in neutron stars. This study investigates the impact of SRCs on nuclear matter and how they influence the mass and radius of both rotating and non-rotating neutron stars. Including high-momentum tail (HMT) corrections results in softer equations of state (EoSs), decreasing the mass of neutron stars. Furthermore, the relationship between pressure and nuclear density for different momentum cutoff values is analyzed, demonstrating how SRCs modify the nuclear matter's equation of state. These findings offer new insights into the structure of dense nuclear matter and contribute to a deeper understanding of neutron stars.