Delta-resonances and hyperons in proto-neutron stars and merger remnants

The equation of state (EoS) and composition of dense and hot Delta-resonance admixed hypernuclear matter is studied under conditions that are characteristic of neutron star binary merger remnants and supernovas. The cold, neutrino free regime is also considered as a reference for the astrophysical constraints on the EoS of dense matter. Our formalism uses the covariant density functional (CDF) theory successfully adapted to include the full J(P) = 1/2(+) baryon octet and non-strange members of J(P) = 3/2(+) decouplet with density-dependent couplings that have been suitably adjusted to the existing laboratory and astrophysical data. The effect of Delta-resonances at finite temperatures is to soften the EoS of hypernuclear matter at intermediate densities and stiffen it at high densities. At low temperatures, the heavy baryons Lambda, Delta(-), Xi(-), Xi(0) and Delta(0) appear in the given order if the Delta-meson couplings are close to those for the nucleon-meson couplings. As is the case for hyperons, the thresholds of Delta-resonances move to lower densities with the increase of temperature indicating a significant fraction of Delta's in the low-density subnuclear regime. We find that the Delta-resonances comprise a significant fraction of baryonic matter, of the order of 10% at temperatures of the order of several tens of MeV in the neutrino-trapped regime and, thus, may affect the supernova and binary neutron star dynamics by providing, for example, a new source for neutrino opacity or a new channel for bulk viscosity via the direct Urca processes. The mass-radius relation of isentropic static, spherically symmetric hot compact stars is discussed.

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This study investigates the equation of state and composition of dense and hot Delta-resonance admixed hypernuclear matter, and discusses its applications in neutron star binary merger remnants and supernovas.