QCD constraints on isospin-dense matter and the nuclear equation of state
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| author | Abbott, Ryan Detmold, William Illa, Marc Parreño, Assumpta Perry, Robert J. Romero-López, Fernando Shanahan, Phiala E. Wagman, Michael L. |
| author_facet | Abbott, Ryan Detmold, William Illa, Marc Parreño, Assumpta Perry, Robert J. Romero-López, Fernando Shanahan, Phiala E. Wagman, Michael L. |
| contents | Understanding the behavior of dense hadronic matter is a central goal in nuclear physics as it governs the nature and dynamics of astrophysical objects such as supernovae and neutron stars. Because of the non-perturbative nature of quantum chromodynamics (QCD), little is known rigorously about hadronic matter in these extreme conditions. Here, lattice QCD calculations are used to compute thermodynamic quantities and the equation of state of QCD over a wide range of isospin chemical potentials with controlled systematic uncertainties. Agreement is seen with chiral perturbation theory when the chemical potential is small. Comparison to perturbative QCD at large chemical potential allows for an estimate of the gap in the superconducting phase, and this quantity is seen to agree with perturbative determinations. Since the partition function for an isospin chemical potential, $μ_I$, bounds the partition function for a baryon chemical potential $μ_B=3μ_I/2$, these calculations also provide rigorous non-perturbative QCD bounds on the symmetric nuclear matter equation of state over a wide range of baryon densities for the first time. |
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| spellingShingle | QCD constraints on isospin-dense matter and the nuclear equation of state Abbott, Ryan Detmold, William Illa, Marc Parreño, Assumpta Perry, Robert J. Romero-López, Fernando Shanahan, Phiala E. Wagman, Michael L. High Energy Physics - Lattice Nuclear Theory Understanding the behavior of dense hadronic matter is a central goal in nuclear physics as it governs the nature and dynamics of astrophysical objects such as supernovae and neutron stars. Because of the non-perturbative nature of quantum chromodynamics (QCD), little is known rigorously about hadronic matter in these extreme conditions. Here, lattice QCD calculations are used to compute thermodynamic quantities and the equation of state of QCD over a wide range of isospin chemical potentials with controlled systematic uncertainties. Agreement is seen with chiral perturbation theory when the chemical potential is small. Comparison to perturbative QCD at large chemical potential allows for an estimate of the gap in the superconducting phase, and this quantity is seen to agree with perturbative determinations. Since the partition function for an isospin chemical potential, $μ_I$, bounds the partition function for a baryon chemical potential $μ_B=3μ_I/2$, these calculations also provide rigorous non-perturbative QCD bounds on the symmetric nuclear matter equation of state over a wide range of baryon densities for the first time. |
| title | QCD constraints on isospin-dense matter and the nuclear equation of state |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Lattice Nuclear Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.09273 |