Uncertainty Quantification for the Relativistic Inverse Stellar Structure Problem
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Abstract
The relativistic inverse stellar structure problem determines the equation of state of the stellar matter given a knowledge of suitable macroscopic observable properties (e.g. their masses and radii) of the stars composed of that material. This study determines how accurately this equation of state can be determined using noisy mass and radius observations. The relationship between the size of the observational errors and the accuracy of the inferred equation of state is evaluated, and the optimal number of adjustable equation of state parameters needed to achieve the highest accuracy is determined.
*This research was supported in part by the National Science Foundation grants 2012857 and 2407545 to the University of California at San Diego, USA. T.Z. was supported by a Haverford College KINSC Summer Scholars fellowship.
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Publication: This work has also been submitted to Physical Review D for review.
Presenters
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Tianji Zhou
- Haverford College