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This research examines the tidal deformability of CCEGA neutron stars, aiming to quantify their enhancements relative to general relativity.

March 21, 2026Open Access

Numerical Tidal Deformability of CCEGA Neutron Stars: ΛCCEGA/ΛGR = 1. 57, Effective Exponent nₑff = 4. 52, and NICER Validation

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This research examines the tidal deformability of CCEGA neutron stars, aiming to quantify their enhancements relative to general relativity.
Performed numerical integration of the coupled CCEGA TOV and tidal perturbation equations.
Utilized a polytropic equation of state with Γ=2.5.
Applied for M = 1.4 M☉ to find enhancements in tidal properties.
Calculated Λ_CCEGA/Λ_GR = 1.570 ± 0.02, indicating significant tidal deformability.
Determined effective tidal exponent n_eff = 4.52 and radius enhancement R_CCEGA/R_GR = 1.049.
Observed a new Love number enhancement of +22% not previously captured analytically.

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The companion paper reported the tidal deformability enhancement of CCEGA neutron stars as ΛCCEGA/ΛGR ∈ 1. 38, 1. 63 for theoretical tidal exponent n ∈ 3, 5, noting that the exact value required numerical integration of the modified TOV equation. Here we perform that integration. Solving the coupled CCEGA TOV equation and tidal perturbation equation simultaneously for a polytropic EOS (Γ=2. 5), we find: ΛCCEGA/ΛGR = 1. 570 ± 0. 02 at M = 1. 4 M☉; effective tidal exponent nₑff = 4. 52; radius enhancement RCCEGA/RGR = 1. 049; Love number enhancement k2CCEGA/k2GR = 1. 22. The Love number increase (+22%) is a new result not captured analytically. Comparison with NICER measurements of PSR J0437-4715, J0030+0451, and J0740+6620 shows consistency at ≤1. 0σ for all three pulsars. The tidal enhancement ΔΛ ≈ 228 above GR is testable at >5σ by the Einstein Telescope and at 2-3σ by LIGO O5.

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