Bayesian uncertainty quantification of perturbative QCD input to the neutron-star equation of state
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Gorda, T., Komoltsev, O., Kurkela, A., Mazeliauskas, A. (2023) Bayesian uncertainty quantification of perturbative QCD input to the neutron-star equation of state. Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP) 10.1007/JHEP06(2023)002Abstract
The equation of state of neutron-star cores can be constrained by requiring a consistent connection to the perturbative Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) calculations at high densities. The constraining power of the QCD input depends on uncertainties from missing higher-order terms, the choice of the unphysical renormalization scale, and the reference density where QCD calculations are performed. Within a Bayesian approach, we discuss the convergence of the perturbative QCD series, quantify its uncertainties at high densities, and present a framework to systematically propagate the uncertainties down to neutron-star densities. We find that the effect of the QCD input on the neutron-star inference is insensitive to the various unphysical choices made in the uncertainty estimation.