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Impact of dynamical dark energy on the neutron star equilibrium

We study the density distribution of the minimally-coupled scalar field dark energy inside a neutron star. The dark energy is considered in the hydrodynamical representation as a perfect fluid with three parameters (background density, equation of state, and effective sound speed). The neutron star matter is modeled with three unified equations of state, developed by the Brussels-Montreal group. With the calculated density distribution of the dark energy inside a neutron star (and its dependence on the dark energy parameters) we investigate how its presence impacts the macroscopic characteristics and the value of the mass limit for neutron stars. From this impact we derive the possible constrains on the effective speed of sound of dark energy with the help of maximal known masses of observed neutron stars. In this approach, we have found, that the squared effective speed of sound can not be smaller than $\sim 10^{-2}$ in units of squared speed of light.