The Sixth Zeldovich meeting

Accretion of dark matter by compact stars

Not scheduled

15m

ICRANet, Pescara, Italy

Oral presentation Compact objects and gravitational waves

Speaker

Baptiste Sirvente

Description

We present a general relativistic framework to calculate the rate at which a compact star accretes dark matter particles from its environment. We apply the framework to a realistic neutron star in a fermionic dark matter halo. We discuss the effect of accreted dark matter on the interior structure and stability of the neutron star and outline astrophysical consequences, extensions, and possible applications.