Convective stability analysis of massive neutron stars formed in binary mergers


Fig. 1: The time evolution of the Schwarzschild criterion (first column), the Reyleigh-Solberg criterion (the second column), and the Criterion I (third column) in the $x-z$ (first row) and $x-y$ (second row) planes for the model APR4-135135. The black dashed line marks the place where the criterion equals zero. The black solid line represents the density contour at restmass density $\rho = 10^{11.5} \, \rm g\,cm^{-3}$.
Fig. 2: Same as Fig. 1 but for the model MPA1-135135.
Fig. 3: Same as Fig. 1 but for the model SLy4-128128.