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Asteroseismology of neutron stars with both hyperons and Δ resonances

Hao Sun, Jia-Xing Niu, Yong Gao, Hong-Bo Li, and Cheng-Jun Xia

Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 7 October, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/hlzn-kp4n

Abstract

Employing various relativistic energy density functionals for nucleon-nucleon interactions, we investigate the impact of hyperons and Δ resonances on the frequencies of non-radial oscillations in neutron stars, where the universal coupling scheme is adopted for the Δ-meson couplings. It is found that the inclusion of Δ resonances is essential for neutron stars to accommodate the recent mass and radius measurements of PSR J0030+0451, PSR J0740+6620, PSR J0437-4715, PSR J0614-3329, and HESS J1731-347. As Δ resonances start to emerge in neutron stars’ inner core, the g-mode oscillation energy becomes concentrated within the Δ-admixed region, leading to a sharp increase in the g-mode frequency. We also examine the f-mode and p-mode oscillations and find that the impact of Δ resonances on these modes is less pronounced than the g-modes. The oscillation frequencies calculated in the Cowling approximation are then compared with those from full general relativity, confirming that the Cowling approximation introduces an error of approximately 20% for the f-modes and within 10% for the g-modes. The notable effect of Δ resonances on neutron stars’ g-mode frequencies holds important implications for probing the internal composition of neutron stars.

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