Liquid Drop Model for Nuclear Matter in the Low Density Limit

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Autori principali: Frank, Rupert L., Lewin, Mathieu, Seiringer, Robert
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author Frank, Rupert L.
Lewin, Mathieu
Seiringer, Robert
author_facet Frank, Rupert L.
Lewin, Mathieu
Seiringer, Robert
contents We consider the liquid drop model with a positive background density in the thermodynamic limit. We prove a two-term asymptotics for the ground state energy per unit volume in the dilute limit. Our proof justifies the expectation that optimal configurations consist of droplets of unit size that arrange themselves according to minimizers for the Jellium problem for point particles. In particular, we provide the first rigorous derivation of what is known as the gnocchi phase in astrophysics.
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spellingShingle Liquid Drop Model for Nuclear Matter in the Low Density Limit
Frank, Rupert L.
Lewin, Mathieu
Seiringer, Robert
Mathematical Physics
Analysis of PDEs
We consider the liquid drop model with a positive background density in the thermodynamic limit. We prove a two-term asymptotics for the ground state energy per unit volume in the dilute limit. Our proof justifies the expectation that optimal configurations consist of droplets of unit size that arrange themselves according to minimizers for the Jellium problem for point particles. In particular, we provide the first rigorous derivation of what is known as the gnocchi phase in astrophysics.
title Liquid Drop Model for Nuclear Matter in the Low Density Limit
topic Mathematical Physics
Analysis of PDEs
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.14012