Effects of the interaction of dark matter and neutron-star matter on extreme and intermediate mass-ratio inspirals

arXiv:2608.26274 · gr-qc, astro-ph.HE, hep-th · Submitted 2026-08-26 · Read on arXiv

gr-qc, astro-ph.HE, hep-th

Submitted: 2026-08-26

Updated: 2026-08-26

Comments: 20 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables

Code: https://github.com/bradkav/HaloFeedback

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Core — 5× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Benchmark — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Abundance — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Accuracy — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Initial Data — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• pulsar timing arrays — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Frequency Dependence — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Generalization — 1× in this paper · explained in 13 episodes
• Velocity Dispersion — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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