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Neutron Stars in a Uniform Density Approximation

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Models of neutron stars are considered in the case of a uniform density distribution. An algebraic equation, valid for any equation of state, is obtained. This equation allows one to find the approximate mass of a star of a given density without resorting to the integration of differential equations. The solutions presented in the paper for various equations of state, including more realistic ones, differ from the exact solutions obtained by the numerical integration of differential equations by at most 20%.

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  1. Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997, Moscow, Russia

    G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan & E. A. Patraman

  2. National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, 115409, Moscow, Russia

    G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan

  3. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141701, Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow oblast, Russia

    G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan & E. A. Patraman

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Bisnovatyi-Kogan, G.S., Patraman, E.A. Neutron Stars in a Uniform Density Approximation. Astron. Rep. 67, 824–836 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063772923080012

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