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Based on: Phys. Rev. D 109, 023027 (2024), arXiv:2311.02169
Neutron stars (NSs) can have core densities several times that of the nuclear saturation density. One of the open questions in NS physics is the unknown high-density nuclear matter equation of state (EOS). By considering a number of proposed, phenomenological relativistic mean-field EOSs, we construct theoretical models of NSs. Based on our selected models, we find that the emergence of exotic matter at these high densities restricts the masses of NSs to