6-10 November 2026
Zhejiang Hotel
Asia/Shanghai timezone

A Neutron Star Hidden Inside a Black Hole

9 Nov 2026, 11:30
30m
Parallel-Gravity Parallel-Astrophysics

Speaker

Chen Tan (Lanzhou University)

Description

We investigate dark matter admixed neutron stars in which the neutron star coexists with an anisotropic dark matter halo described by the Einasto density profile, a model recently shown to produce regular, singularity-free black hole solutions~[Phys. Rev. D \textbf{113}, 043011 (2026)].
Solving the modified Tolman--Oppenheimer--Volkoff equations with two different equations of state (BSk19 and SLy4), we find that the dark matter halo significantly alters the neutron star structure.
Furthermore, for a specific range of halo parameters, $g_{rr}^{-1}$ changes sign outside the stellar surface, forming an event horizon with the neutron star persisting as a regular configuration inside it--- ``neutron stars in black holes''.
This configuration appears in both equations of state and does not depend on a specific choice of the equation of state.
The discovery of this configuration provides a new perspective and a concrete computable instance for the study of what lies inside a black hole.

Primary author

Chen Tan (Lanzhou University)

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