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Dark matter and strong internal magnetic fields both soften neutron-star equations of state, systematically lowering maximum mass and radius while raising compactness and non-radial frequencies.

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arxiv 2607.09119 v1 pith:ECH6VIWR submitted 2026-07-10 astro-ph.HE gr-qc

Effects of dark matter and magnetic field on neutron star properties in relativistic mean-field theory: A single-fluid approach

Neeshu Rani , M. Mishra , Deepak Kumar , Arpan Das This is my paper
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keywords neutron starsdark mattermagnetic fieldrelativistic mean-field theorytidal deformabilitynon-radial oscillationssingle-fluid TOV
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Neutron stars can hide a uniform fermionic dark-matter component that couples to ordinary nucleons through the Higgs, and they can also carry central magnetic fields of order 10^17 G. Using relativistic mean-field equations of state (both density-independent NL3 and density-dependent DDMEX/DDBm) treated as a single interacting fluid, the authors solve a magnetically modified TOV system and show that raising either the dark-matter Fermi momentum (0.01–0.06 GeV), the dark-matter mass (200 or 300 GeV), or the central field strength systematically softens the equation of state. The resulting mass–radius sequences shift to lower maximum mass and radius, compactness and non-radial oscillation frequencies rise, and tidal deformability falls—yet all sequences remain compatible with GW170817 and NICER mass–radius data. The calculation therefore supplies a concrete, observationally consistent map of how two beyond-Standard-Model ingredients reshape every major macroscopic observable of a neutron star.

Core claim

Within single-fluid relativistic mean-field models that include a Higgs-portal fermionic dark-matter component, increasing dark-matter density or mass, or increasing the central magnetic field, softens the equation of state and produces a coherent shift: lower maximum mass and radius, higher compactness and non-radial frequencies, and lower tidal deformability, all still consistent with existing gravitational-wave and NICER constraints.

What carries the argument

A single-fluid TOV system modified by magnetic energy density and a Lorentz term (following a fixed mean-radius profile of 14 km), fed by RMF equations of state that incorporate both ordinary mesons and a uniform fermionic dark-matter component coupled via the Higgs portal.

Load-bearing premise

The entire structure is still computed with a spherically symmetric modified TOV equation that only approximately accounts for magnetic anisotropy, even though a true magnetized star is known to be non-spherical.

What would settle it

A fully anisotropic magnetohydrostatic calculation at central fields of 7–9 × 10^17 G that includes the same dark-matter component would either reproduce or erase the reported systematic downward shifts in maximum mass and radius.

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Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript studies neutron-star structure in the presence of a pre-existing fermionic dark-matter component (Higgs-portal coupled, fixed Fermi momentum k_F,DM = 0.01–0.06 GeV, M_χ = 200 or 300 GeV) and a radially dependent internal magnetic field (B_c = 7 or 9 × 10^17 G). Relativistic mean-field equations of state are constructed for three parameter sets (NL3 density-independent; DDMEX and DDBm density-dependent), the total energy density and pressure are inserted into a single-fluid modified TOV system that includes magnetic energy density and a phenomenological Lorentz term, and the resulting sequences for mass–radius, compactness, tidal deformability and non-radial (Cowling) frequencies are compared with GW170817 and NICER data. The central claim is that increasing k_F,DM, M_χ or B_c systematically softens the effective equation of state or augments the magnetic contribution, thereby lowering maximum mass and radius, raising compactness and oscillation frequencies, and lowering dimensionless tidal deformability, while the sequences remain observationally viable.

Significance. If the reported trends survive a more consistent treatment of magnetic anisotropy, the work supplies a useful, multi-EoS survey of how heavy fermionic dark matter and magnetar-strength fields jointly reshape macroscopic neutron-star observables. The systematic parameter scan, the inclusion of both density-independent and density-dependent RMF models, the simultaneous computation of tidal and non-radial quantities, and the direct overlay on GW170817/NICER contours are genuine strengths that make the results immediately usable by the multi-messenger community. The dark-matter-only softening is robust and model-independent within the single-fluid RMF framework; the magnetic-field trends, however, rest on an uncontrolled spherical approximation whose quantitative reliability remains open.

major comments (3)
  1. [Sec. II.E, Eqs. (18)–(22)] Section II.E and Eqs. (18)–(22) adopt the Chatterjee et al. (2019) spherically symmetric modified TOV that adds B^{2}/8π to the energy density and a phenomenological Lorentz term L(r) while fixing a mean deformation radius \bar{r}=14 km. The text itself acknowledges that a true magnetized star is anisotropic and that the TOV system is formally inconsistent, yet treats the approximation as adequate for “qualitative” conclusions. At the quoted central fields the magnetic energy density is already a non-negligible fraction of the central baryonic energy density; anisotropic hydrostatic calculations in the literature can reverse the direction of the mass–radius shift relative to the pure spherical case. Because the same B^{2}/8π terms also enter the tidal functions F(r), Q(r) and the Cowling oscillation system, every reported magnetic-field trend inherits this uncontrolled systematic. A quan
  2. [Sec. II.E] The decision to omit magnetic-field effects on the microscopic equation of state (Landau quantization of charged particles and the resulting pressure anisotropy P_∥ versus P_⊥) is justified in Sec. II.E by noting that eB ≪ M_p^{2} and by citing a small mass asymmetry (∼0.5 %) in an earlier chiral-model study. While the Landau-level argument is correct for protons, the structural anisotropy at B_c ∼ 10^18 G is precisely the regime in which other works find order-unity changes in radius and tidal deformability. Because the present magnetic-field trends are already obtained from an approximate TOV, the additional neglect of EoS anisotropy compounds the uncertainty; at minimum a quantitative bound on the omitted correction for the three RMF models used here should be supplied.
  3. [Sec. II.A, Sec. III] Dark matter is assumed to be uniformly distributed with a single, constant Fermi momentum throughout the star (Sec. II.A and all results of Sec. III). This produces a non-zero dark-matter energy density even in the outer crust, which artificially softens the low-density equation of state and can exaggerate the reduction in radius. A density-dependent dark-matter profile (or a controlled two-fluid comparison) would test whether the reported shifts in maximum mass, compactness and tidal deformability survive a more realistic spatial distribution.
minor comments (4)
  1. [Abstract, Sec. III] Abstract and Sec. III quote k_F up to 0.06 GeV, yet the displayed mass–radius and tidal sequences stop at 0.05 GeV; the missing curves should be added or the range statement corrected.
  2. [Figs. 3–12] Figure captions for the multi-panel M–R, compactness and oscillation plots are terse; each panel should explicitly list the fixed parameters (M_χ, B_c, EoS) so that the figures are self-contained.
  3. [Sec. II.G, Eq. (30)] The last term of the Cowling equation (30) is simply dropped without a quantitative estimate of its size; a short appendix or sentence justifying the truncation would improve reproducibility.
  4. [Table I] Table I lists three rows of couplings without clear column headers distinguishing NL3 / DDMEX / DDBm; a short clarifying sentence or multi-line header would prevent misreading.

Circularity Check

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No circularity: M-R/tidal/oscillation trends are numerical outputs of scanned free parameters in literature RMF EoSs plus an external modified-TOV ansatz, compared only to independent GW/NICER data.

full rationale

The derivation chain is: (i) RMF Lagrangians with fixed literature parameter sets (NL3 Table I, DDMEX Tables I-II, DDBm Tables I+III) plus a Higgs-portal DM term whose couplings y=0.07, f=0.35 are taken from external Ref. [78]; (ii) energy density/pressure (15)-(16) obtained by standard mean-field evaluation under beta-equilibrium/charge neutrality; (iii) structure via the Chatterjee et al. (2019) modified TOV (18)-(22) that adds B^{2}/8π and a phenomenological Lorentz term with fixed mean radius r̄=14 km (external ansatz, not fitted here); (iv) tidal equations (24)-(28) and Cowling non-radial system (29)-(32) that inherit the same energy-density replacement. Free parameters kF,DM ∈ [0.01,0.06] GeV, Mχ ∈ {200,300} GeV and Bc ∈ {7,9}×10^17 G are scanned, not fitted to the GW170817/NICER points that appear only as post-hoc consistency checks. No quantity that is later called a “prediction” is algebraically or statistically forced by a prior fit of the same data; self-citations supply reusable EoS machinery but do not close a definitional loop. The spherical-TOV approximation is an uncontrolled systematic (correctness risk), not a circularity.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

6 free parameters · 6 axioms · 1 invented entities

The central claim rests on standard RMF nuclear physics, a Higgs-portal fermionic DM model taken from prior literature, a uniform-DM-density assumption, and an approximate spherical magnetic TOV. Free parameters are scanned by hand rather than fitted to the GW/NICER data that are later used only for consistency checks. No new particle or force is invented; the magnetic profile and mean radius are phenomenological inputs.

free parameters (6)
  • dark-matter Fermi momentum k_F,DM = 0.01–0.06 GeV (scan)
    Scanned by hand over 0.01–0.06 GeV; controls DM number density and is the main lever that softens the EoS.
  • dark-matter mass M_χ = 200 GeV and 300 GeV
    Two discrete values chosen by hand; heavier mass further softens the EoS at fixed k_F.
  • central magnetic field B_c = 7e17 G and 9e17 G
    Two discrete values chosen to represent strong interior fields of magnetars; enters only through the modified TOV.
  • Higgs–DM Yukawa y = 0.07
    Fixed to 0.07 following earlier Higgs-portal literature; sets the strength of DM–nucleon interaction.
  • Higgs–proton form factor f = 0.35
    Fixed to 0.35 from prior work; multiplies the nucleon–Higgs coupling.
  • mean deformation radius \bar{r} = 14 km
    Set to 14 km by hand to parameterize the radial B profile; controls how quickly B falls from the center.
axioms (6)
  • domain assumption Relativistic mean-field theory with σ, ω, ρ mesons (and optional non-linear σ self-interactions or density-dependent couplings) correctly describes cold dense nuclear matter.
    Used throughout Sec. II.B–D; standard in the NS EoS literature but not derived here.
  • domain assumption Dark matter is a free Dirac fermion of mass 200–300 GeV that interacts with nucleons only through a linear Higgs portal and is uniformly distributed with fixed Fermi momentum.
    Lagrangian (7)+(9) and the single-fluid construction in Sec. II.A; uniform density is an idealization that fixes the DM contribution everywhere.
  • ad hoc to paper A spherically symmetric modified TOV that adds B^{2}/8π to energy density and a phenomenological Lorentz term L(r) adequately captures the structural effect of a strong internal magnetic field.
    Eqs. (18)–(22) taken from Chatterjee et al.; the paper itself states that true magnetized stars are anisotropic and that pure TOV is inconsistent, yet proceeds with the approximation.
  • ad hoc to paper Magnetic-field effects on the microscopic equation of state (Landau quantization, pressure anisotropy) can be neglected at B_c ~ 10^18 G.
    Explicitly argued in Sec. II.E by comparing to proton cyclotron scale ~10^20 G and citing a small mass asymmetry in an earlier chiral model; this choice is load-bearing for the claimed B dependence.
  • domain assumption Zero-temperature beta-equilibrated charge-neutral matter is sufficient for the structural properties studied.
    Stated in Sec. II; standard for cold NS sequences but excludes proto-NS and finite-temperature effects noted in the outlook.
  • domain assumption Cowling approximation (metric perturbations neglected) plus dropping the last term in the Z equation yields usable non-radial frequencies.
    Sec. II.G; common approximation whose quantitative accuracy is not re-validated here.
invented entities (1)
  • Parameterized radial magnetic-field profile B(r) with fixed mean radius \bar{r} no independent evidence
    purpose: Supplies a concrete B(r) and Lorentz factor L(r) so that the modified TOV can be integrated without solving the full anisotropic Einstein–Maxwell system.
    Taken from Chatterjee et al. and fixed with \bar{r}=14 km; no independent observational handle is provided for this particular functional form inside the paper.

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Neutron stars, due to their extremely high matter density and strong magnetic field, provide the best environment for exploring new physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. In this work, we study the effect of pre-existing dark matter component and an internal magnetic field on the structural properties of neutron stars. We employed relativistic mean field theory based equations of state and used a single fluid approach for solving the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equation to compute properties like mass-radius, tidal deformability, compactness, and non-radial oscillation frequencies. We consider the following two scenarios for equation of state (EoS): (1) density-independent couplings along with non-linear interactions of mesons, and (2) density-dependent couplings, with only considering linear interactions for mesons. These mesons mediate the interactions between nucleonic constituents of a neutron star. In the dark matter sector we consider a massive fermionic dark matter which interacts with the nucleons through a Higgs portal interaction. We explore parameter regions for Fermi momentum of dark matter in the range $k_F = 0.01$ GeV - $0.06$ GeV, and two different values of the mass of fermionic dark matter, $M_\chi = 200$ GeV and $300$ GeV. We consider two values of the central magnetic field, $B_c = 7\times10^{17}$ Gauss, $9 \times 10^{17}$ Gauss, for a magnetized neutron star. Finally, we compare the theoretical predictions with the observed mass-radius and tidal deformability data of pulsars obtained from gravitational wave observations.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1. Variation of different EoS with the dark matter Fermi [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2. Variation of different EoS with the dark matter mass [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3. Upper panel [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: FIG. 6. Comparison between [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: FIG. 7. In the upper panel we showcase the variation of compactness ( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: FIG. 8. In the upper panel we showcase the variation of compactness ( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: FIG. 9. In the upper panel we compare the variation of compactness ( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: FIG. 10. Non-radial oscillation frequencies for DDMEX EoS. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 11. Figure 11: FIG. 11. Non-radial oscillation frequencies for DDMEX EoS. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_11.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 12. Figure 12: FIG. 12. Comparison of non-radial oscillation frequencies for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_12.png] view at source ↗

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