The Quark Structure of the Nucleon and Moat Regimes in Nuclear Matter

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Main Authors: Motta, Theo F., Krein, Gastão
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author Motta, Theo F.
Krein, Gastão
author_facet Motta, Theo F.
Krein, Gastão
contents We employ a model of nuclear structure that takes into account the quark substructure of the baryons to understand the behavior of static two-point correlation functions of meson fields in dense nuclear matter. We show that these correlation functions display ``moat'' regimes, where the inverse static correlation function is nonmonotonic in momentum space. This can have interesting consequences for the nature of nuclear matter, and it strengthens the possibility of a liquid-crystal phase for high densities.
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spellingShingle The Quark Structure of the Nucleon and Moat Regimes in Nuclear Matter
Motta, Theo F.
Krein, Gastão
Nuclear Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We employ a model of nuclear structure that takes into account the quark substructure of the baryons to understand the behavior of static two-point correlation functions of meson fields in dense nuclear matter. We show that these correlation functions display ``moat'' regimes, where the inverse static correlation function is nonmonotonic in momentum space. This can have interesting consequences for the nature of nuclear matter, and it strengthens the possibility of a liquid-crystal phase for high densities.
title The Quark Structure of the Nucleon and Moat Regimes in Nuclear Matter
topic Nuclear Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09287