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Zhie Liu

Publications and source records attributed to Zhie Liu.

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arXiv2026

Discovery of a millisecond pulsar with a CO white dwarf companion

We report the discovery and characterization of PSR J1810-0623, a fully recycled millisecond pulsar with a spin period of 4.55 ms, discovered with the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) and followed up with FAST and the Green Bank Telescope (GBT). A phase-connected timing solution spanning over 6.5 years reveals a 15.4-day binary orbit with extremely low eccentricity (about 1.5E-5). Assuming a neutron star mass of 1.4 Msun, the inferred companion median mass (about 0.64 Msun) is consistent with a carbon-oxygen white dwarf, indicating an evolutionary origin in an intermediate mass Xray binary. The system's properties closely resemble those of other massive white dwarf binaries thought to form via Case A Roche lobe overflow, suggesting a prolonged accretion phase during which the neutron star was efficiently recycled. Polarimetric analysis of FAST data yields a moderate degree of linear polarization and a rotation measure of 86.6 pm 0.6 rad/m^2, offering constraints on the Galactic magnetic field. The inferred characteristic age (about 32 Gyr) and low surface magnetic field (about 1E8 G) indicate a highly recycled pulsar. Proper-motion measurements imply a modest transverse velocity, consistent with those of recycled millisecond pulsars in the Galactic field. Although the proximity of the globular cluster Pal 7 raises the possibility of a dynamical origin, discrepancies in dispersion measure and proper motion argue against a physical association. PSR J1810-0623 adds to the rare class of long-orbital period MSP-COWD systems and provides a valuable laboratory for studying pulsar recycling, binary evolution, and Galactic structure.

astro-ph.HE↗

arXiv2021

An Improvement for Quantum Tunneling Radiation of Fermions in a Stationary Kerr-Newman Black Hole Spacetime

By introducing a specific etheric-like vector in the Dirac equation with Lorentz Invariance Violation (LIV) in the curved spacetime, an improved method for quantum tunneling radiation of fermions is proposed. As an example, we apply this new method to a charged axisymmetric Kerr-Newman black hole. Firstly, considering LIV theory, we derive a modified dynamical equation of fermion with spin 1/2 in the Kerr-Newman black hole spacetime. Then we solve the equation and find the increase or decrease of black hole's Hawking temperature and entropy are related to constants $a$ and $c$ of the Dirac equation with LIV in the curved spacetime. As $c$ is positive, the new Hawking temperature is about $ \frac{\sqrt{1+2a+2cmk_r^2}}{\sqrt{1+2a}}$ times higher than that without modification, but the entropy will decrease. We also make a brief discussion for the case of high spin fermions.

gr-qc↗

arXiv2020

Influence of Lorentz Invariation Violation on Arbitrarily Spin Fermions Tunneling Radiation in the Vaidya-Bonner Spacetime

In the spacetime of non-stationary spherical symmetry Vaidya-Bonner black hole, an accurate modification of Hawking tunneling radiation for fermions with arbitrarily spin is researched. Considering a light dispersion relationship derived from string theory, quantum gravitational theory and Rarita-Schwinger Equation in the non-stationary spherical symmetry spacetime, we derive an accurately modified dynamic equation for fermions with arbitrarily spin. By solving the equation, modified tunneling rate of fermions with arbitrarily spin, Hawking temperature and entropy at the event horizon of Vaidya-Bonner black hole are presented. We find the Hawking temperature will increase, but the the entropy will decrease comparing with the case without Lorentz Invariation Violation modification.

hep-th↗

arXiv2014

Exploring the sources of p-mode frequency shifts in the CoRoT target HD 49933

The oscillations of the solar-like star HD 49933 have been observed thoroughly by CoRot. Two dozens of frequency shifts, which are closely related with the change in magnetic activity, have been measured. To explore the effects of the magnetic activity on the frequency shifts, we calculate frequency shifts for the radial and $l = 1$ p-modes of HD 49933 with the general variational method, which evaluates the shifts using a spatial integral of the product of a kernel and some sources. The theoretical frequency shifts well reproduce the observation. The magnitudes and positions of the sources are determined according to the $χ^2$ criterion. We predict the source that contributes to both $l = 0$ and $l = 1$ modes is located at $0.48 - 0.62$Mm below the stellar surface. In addition, based on the assumption that $A_{0}$ is proportional to the change in the MgII activity index $Δ{i}_{MgII}$, we obtained that the change of MgII index between minimum and maximum of HD 49933 cycle period is about 0.665. The magnitude of the frequency shifts compared to the Sun already told us that HD 49933 is much more active than the Sun, which is further confirmed in this paper. Furthermore, our calculation on the frequency shifts of $l = 1$ modes indicates the variation of turbulent velocity in the stellar convective zone may be an important source for the $l = 1$ shifts.

astro-ph.SR↗

arXiv2013

Asteroseismic analysis of the CoRoT target HD49933

The frequency ratios and of HD 49933 exhibit an increase at high frequencies. This behavior also exists in the ratios of other stars, which is considered to result from the low signal-to-noise ratio and the larger line width at the high-frequency end and could not be predicted by stellar models in previous work. Our calculations show that the behavior not only can be reproduced by stellar models, but can be predicted by asymptotic formulas of the ratios. The frequency ratios of the Sun, too, can be reproduced well by the asymptotic formulas. The increased behavior derives from the fact that the gradient of mean molecular weight at the bottom of the radiative region hinders the propagation of p-modes, while the hindrance does not exist in the convective core. This behavior should exist in the ratios of stars with a large convective core. The characteristic of the ratios at high frequencies provides a strict constraint on stellar models and aids in determining the size of the convective core and the extent of overshooting. Observational constraints point to a star with $M=1.28\pm0.01 M_{\odot}$, $R=1.458\pm0.005 R_{\odot}$, $t=1.83\pm0.1$ Gyr, $r_{cc}=0.16\pm0.02 R_{\odot}$, $α=1.85\pm0.05$, and $δ_{ov}=0.6\pm0.2$ for HD 49933.

astro-ph.SR↗

arXiv2013

The effects of rotation on the main-sequence turnoff of intermediate-age massive star clusters

The double or extended main-sequence turnoffs (MSTOs) in the color-magnitude diagram (CMD) of intermediate-age massive star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud are generally interpreted as age spreads of a few hundred Myr. However, such age spreads do not exist in younger clusters (i.e., 40-300 Myr), which challenges this interpretation. The effects of rotation on the MSTOs of star clusters have been studied in previous works, but the results obtained are conflicting. Compared with previous works, we consider the effects of rotation on the MS lifetime of stars. Our calculations show that rotating models have a fainter and redder MSTO with respect to non-rotating counterparts with ages between about 0.8 and 2.2 Gyr, but have a brighter and bluer MSTO when age is larger than 2.4 Gyr. The spread of the MSTO caused by a typical rotation rate is equivalent to the effect of an age spread of about 200 Myr. Rotation could lead to the double or extended MSTOs in the CMD of the star clusters with ages between about 0.8 and 2.2 Gyr. However, the extension is not significant; and it does not even exist in younger clusters. If the efficiency of the mixing were high enough, the effects of the mixing would counteract the effect of the centrifugal support in the late stage of evolution; and the rotationally induced extension would disappear in the old intermediate-age star clusters; but younger clusters would have an extended MSTO. Moreover, the effects of rotation might aid in understanding the formation of some "multiple populations" in globular clusters.

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