Masses of compact (neutron) stars with distinguished cores

Understand

The impact of the core mass on the compact/neutron-star mass-radius relation is studied.

• Besides the mass, the core is parameterized by its radius and surface pressure, which supports the outside one-component Standard Model (SM) matter.
• The core may accommodate SM matter with unspecified (or poorly known) equation-of-state or several components, e.g.
• consisting of admixtures of Dark Matter and/or Mirror World matter etc.