THE ROLE OF ANTIKAON CONDENSATES IN THE EQUATION OF STATE OF NEUTRON STARS

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (08n10) ◽  
pp. 1545-1548 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. FERNÁNDEZ ◽  
A. MESQUITA ◽  
M. RAZEIRA ◽  
C. A. Z. VASCONCELLOS

We study the consequences of the presence of a negative electric charge condensate of antikaons in neutron stars using an effective model with derivative couplings. In our formalism, nucleons interact through the exchange of σ, ω and ϱ mesons, in the presence of electrons and muons, to accomplish electric charge neutrality and beta equilibrium. The phase transition to the antikaon condensate was implemented through the Gibbs conditions combined with the mean-field approximation, giving rise to a mixed phase of coexistence between nucleon matter and the antikaon condensate. Assuming neutrino-free matter, we observe a rapid decrease of the electron chemical potential produced by the gradual substitution of electrons by kaons to accomplish electric charge neutrality. The exotic composition of matter in neutron star including antikaon condensation and nucleons can yield a maximum mass of about M ns ~ 1.76 M ⊙.

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (08n10) ◽  
pp. 1549-1552 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. MESQUITA ◽  
M. RAZEIRA ◽  
C. A. Z. VASCONCELLOS ◽  
F. FERNÁNDEZ

We study the effects of the scalar-isovector meson δ and those of a new light scalar-isovector resonance ς on the phase transition of hadronic matter to hadronic matter with a condensate of antikaons, using an effective model with derivative couplings. In our formalism, nucleons interact through the exchange of σ, ω, ϱ, δ, and ς mesons in the presence of electrons and muons to accomplish electric charge neutrality and beta equilibrium. The phase-transition to the antikaon condensate was implemented through the Gibbs conditions combined with the mean-field approximation, giving rise to a mixed phase of coexistence between nucleon matter and the condensed antikaons. Scalar-isovector mesons operate for restoring isospin symmetry and reduce this way the value of the effective nucleon mass, independent of the depth of the optical potential for antikaons. Moreover, as expected we found that an increase of the depth of optical potential favors the population of antikaons. Finally, assuming neutrino-free matter, we observe a rapid decrease of the electron chemical potential produced by the gradual substitution of electrons by kaons to accomplish electric charge neutrality.


2018 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 02003
Author(s):  
Alejandro Ayala ◽  
J. A. Flores ◽  
L. A. Hernández ◽  
S. Hernández-Ortiz

We use the linear sigma model coupled to quarks to compute the effective potential beyond the mean field approximation, including the contribution of the ring diagrams at finite temperature and baryon density. We determine the model couplings and use them to study the phase diagram in the baryon chemical potential-temperature plane and to locate the Critical End Point.


2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (08n10) ◽  
pp. 1553-1556
Author(s):  
A. MESQUITA ◽  
M. RAZEIRA ◽  
C. A. Z. VASCONCELLOS ◽  
F. FERNÁNDEZ

We study the effects of the scalar-isovector light mesons on the isospin asymmetry and phase transition of hadronic matter to hadronic matter with a condensate of antikaons, using an effective model with derivative couplings. In our formalism, nucleons interact through the exchange of σ, ω, ϱ, δ, and ς mesons in the presence of electrons and muons to accomplish electric charge neutrality and beta equilibrium. The phase transition to the antikaons condensate was implemented through the Gibbs conditions combined with the mean-field approximation, giving rise to a mixed phase of coexistence between nucleon matter and the condensed antikaons. As expected, our results indicate that the scalar-isovector mesons increase the range of the mixed phase–space, they operate for restoring isospin symmetry and they reduce the value of the effective nucleon mass, independently of the depth of the optical potential for antikaons. Also as expected the increase of the depth of optical potential favors the population of antikaons. Our results predict the density threshold of birth of the K-antikaons. The most expressive result of our calculation is the abrupt change in the isospin asymmetry due to the presence of the condensate. Moreover, we have found that scalar-isovector mesons increase the fraction of protons and reduced the fraction of neutrons in the system, since these mesons couple with the conserved isovector current of baryons and thus the minimum in the energy of the system corresponds to saturated isospin states (symmetric in isospin). Finally, we have found as expected that these mesons produce the stiffness of the EoS.


2013 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 185-192
Author(s):  
RICCARDO BELVEDERE ◽  
JORGE A. RUEDA ◽  
REMO RUFFINI

We introduce a new set of equations to describe the equilibrium of the core of neutron stars, composed by self-gravitating degenerate neutrons, protons and electrons in β-equilibrium. We take into account strong, weak, electromagnetic and gravitational interactions within the framework of general relativity. We extend the conditions of equilibrium based on the constancy of the Klein potentials to the strongly interactive case. The strong interactions between nucleons are modeled through the exchange of the σ, ω and ρ virtual mesons. The equations are solved numerically in the case of zero temperatures and for a non-rotating spherically symmetric neutron stars in the mean-field approximation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuya Kanazawa

Abstract We investigate chiral symmetry breaking in a model of Dirac fermions with a complexified coupling constant whose imaginary part represents dissipation. We introduce a chiral chemical potential and observe that for real coupling a relativistic BCS-BEC crossover is realized. We solve the model in the mean-field approximation and construct the phase diagram as a function of the complex coupling. It is found that the dynamical mass increases under dissipation, although the chiral symmetry gets restored if dissipation exceeds a threshold.


2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (34) ◽  
pp. 1550199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Lun Du ◽  
Ya Lu ◽  
Shu-Sheng Xu ◽  
Zhu-Fang Cui ◽  
Chao Shi ◽  
...  

In the mean field approximation of (2 + 1)-flavor Nambu–Jona-Lasinio model, we strictly derive several sets of coupled equations for the chiral susceptibility, the quark number susceptibility, etc. at finite temperature and quark chemical potential. The critical exponents of these susceptibilities in the vicinity of the QCD critical end point (CEP) are presented in SU(2) and SU(3) cases, respectively. It is found that these various susceptibilities share almost the same critical behavior near the CEP. The comparisons between the critical exponents for the order parameters and the theoretical predictions are also included.


2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (supp02) ◽  
pp. 140-145
Author(s):  
ROSANA O. GOMES ◽  
DIMITER HADJIMICHEF ◽  
CÉSAR A. Z. VASCONCELLOS ◽  
ALEXANDRE MESQUITA ◽  
MOISÉS RAZEIRA ◽  
...  

We study the effects of phase transition in the equation of state of a neutron star containing a condensate of anti-kaons, using an effective model with derivative couplings. In our formalism, nucleons interact through the exchange of σ, ω, ϱ, and δ meson fields in the presence of electrons and muons to accomplish electric charge neutrality and beta equilibrium. The phase transition to the anti-kaons condensate was implemented through the Gibbs conditions combined with the mean-field approximation, giving rise to a mixed phase of coexistence between hadron matter and the condensed of anti-kaons. In conclusion, we have found that isovector meson degrees of freedom contribute to tighten the Equation of State of Neutron Stars.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2103 (1) ◽  
pp. 012225
Author(s):  
Davut Ya. Bayramdurdiyev ◽  
Ramil F. Malikov ◽  
Igor V. Ryzhov ◽  
Victor A. Malyshev

Abstract We study theoretically the nonlinear optical response of a super-lattice of regularly arranged three-level identical quantum emitters with a doublet in the excited state to the action of a monochromatic electromagnetic field quasi-resonant to optical transitions in the emitter, using into account the dephasing of the system. The total retarded dipole-dipole interaction of the emitters is accounted for in the mean-field approximation. This interaction plays the role of positive feedback, which (in combination with the immanent nonlinearity of emitters themselves) leads to multistability of the super-lattice response. The stability of different response branches is analyzed using the Lyapunov exponents’ method. Another important property of the super-lattice is its high reflectance in a certain frequency range; i.e., within this range, the super-lattice operates as a perfect nanometer mirror; moreover, reflection can be switched to transmission changing slightly the incident field amplitude (bistability). The possibility of the application of the above-mentioned super-lattice optical properties in nanophotonics is discussed.


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