THE ROLE OF SCALAR-ISOVECTOR MESONS AND ANTIKAONS IN NEUTRON STARS

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (08n10) ◽  
pp. 1549-1552 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. MESQUITA ◽  
M. RAZEIRA ◽  
C. A. Z. VASCONCELLOS ◽  
F. FERNÁNDEZ
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Electric Charge ◽  
Optical Potential ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Field Approximation ◽  
Hadronic Matter ◽  
Mean Field Approximation ◽  
Charge Neutrality ◽  
Nucleon Matter

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.

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
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Electric Charge ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Field Approximation ◽  
Mean Field Approximation ◽  
Charge Neutrality ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Nucleon Matter

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 ⊙.

THE ROLE OF ANTIKAON CONDENSATES IN THE ISOSPIN ASYMMETRY OF NEUTRON STARS

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (08n10) ◽  
pp. 1553-1556
Author(s):  
A. MESQUITA ◽  
M. RAZEIRA ◽  
C. A. Z. VASCONCELLOS ◽  
F. FERNÁNDEZ
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Optical Potential ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Field Approximation ◽  
Mixed Phase ◽  
Hadronic Matter ◽  
Mean Field Approximation ◽  
Isospin Asymmetry ◽  
Nucleon Matter

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.

scholarly journals Hybrid Stars in the Framework of NJL Models

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 1760026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo A. Contrera ◽  
Milva Orsaria ◽  
I. F. Ranea-Sandoval ◽  
Fridolin Weber
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Quark Matter ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Field Approximation ◽  
Hadronic Matter ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Mean Field Approximation ◽  
Soft Phase ◽  
Non Local ◽  
Hybrid Stars

We compute models for the equation of state (EoS) of the matter in the cores of hybrid stars. Hadronic matter is treated in the non-linear relativistic mean-field approximation, and quark matter is modeled by three-flavor local and non-local Nambu−Jona-Lasinio (NJL) models with repulsive vector interactions. The transition from hadronic to quark matter is constructed by considering either a soft phase transition (Gibbs construction) or a sharp phase transition (Maxwell construction). We find that high-mass neutron stars with masses up to [Formula: see text] may contain a mixed phase with hadrons and quarks in their cores, if global charge conservation is imposed via the Gibbs conditions. However, if the Maxwell conditions is considered, the appearance of a pure quark matter core either destabilizes the star immediately (commonly for non-local NJL models) or leads to a very short hybrid star branch in the mass-radius relation (generally for local NJL models).

QCD susceptibilities in the presence of the chiral chemical potential

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (16) ◽  
pp. 2050137
Author(s):  
Run-Lin Liu ◽  
Hong-Shi Zong
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Phase Diagram ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Field Approximation ◽  
Mean Field Approximation ◽  
Chiral Phase ◽  
First Order Phase Transition ◽  
Phase Transition Region ◽  
First Order Phase

In this paper, chiral chemical potential [Formula: see text] is introduced to investigate the QCD susceptibilities and chiral phase transition within the Polyakov-loop-extended Nambu–Jona-Lasinio models in the mean-field approximation. We concentrate on the effect of chiral chemical potential on the phase diagram and the QCD susceptibilities. Moreover, it is worth noting that chiral chemical potential has more and more prominent impact on the susceptibilities and the phase diagram with the decrease of temperature based on our results, which coincides with the prediction that the chiral symmetry is dynamically broken in the first-order phase transition region and gets partly restored in the crossover region.

KAON CONDENSATION AND THE NUCLEAR EQUATION OF STATE

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (supp02) ◽  
pp. 140-145
Author(s):  
ROSANA O. GOMES ◽  
DIMITER HADJIMICHEF ◽  
CÉSAR A. Z. VASCONCELLOS ◽  
ALEXANDRE MESQUITA ◽  
MOISÉS RAZEIRA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Equation Of State ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Field Approximation ◽  
Mean Field Approximation ◽  
Charge Neutrality ◽  
Nuclear Equation Of State ◽  
Kaon Condensation ◽  
The Mean

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.

scholarly journals Locating the critical end point using the linear sigma model coupled to quarks.

2018 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 02003
Author(s):  
Alejandro Ayala ◽  
J. A. Flores ◽  
L. A. Hernández ◽  
S. Hernández-Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Sigma Model ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Potential Temperature ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Field Approximation ◽  
Baryon Density ◽  
Linear Sigma Model ◽  
Mean Field Approximation ◽  
End Point ◽  
The Mean

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.

scholarly journals SU(3) Polyakov linear-sigma model with finite isospin asymmetry: QCD phase diagram

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (31) ◽  
pp. 1950199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdel Nasser Tawfik ◽  
Abdel Magied Diab ◽  
M. T. Ghoneim ◽  
H. Anwer
Keyword(s):  
Phase Structure ◽  
Sigma Model ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Field Approximation ◽  
Linear Sigma Model ◽  
Dense Medium ◽  
Mean Field Approximation ◽  
Isospin Asymmetry ◽  
Qcd Phase Diagram

The SU(3) Polyakov linear-sigma model (PLSM) in mean-field approximation is utilized in analyzing the chiral condensates [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and the deconfinement order parameters [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], at finite isospin asymmetry. The bulk thermodynamics including pressure density, interaction measure, susceptibility and second-order correlations with baryon, strange and electric charge quantum numbers are studied in thermal and dense medium. The PLSM results are confronted to the available lattice quantum chromodynamics (QCD) calculations. The excellent agreement obtained strengthens the reliability of fixing the PLSM parameters and therefore supports further predictions even beyond the scope of the lattice QCD numerical applicability. From the QCD phase structure at finite isospin chemical potential [Formula: see text], we find that the pseudocritical temperatures decrease with the increase in [Formula: see text]. We conclude that the QCD phase structure in [Formula: see text] plane seems to extend the one in [Formula: see text] plane.

GROSS–WITTEN POINT AND DECONFINEMENT

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (19) ◽  
pp. 4469-4474 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT D. PISARSKI
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Critical Point ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Field Approximation ◽  
Mean Field Approximation ◽  
First Order

Following Aharony et al., we analyze the deconfining phase transition in a SU(∞) gauge theory in mean field approximation. The Gross–Witten model emerges as an "ultra"-critical point for deconfinement: while thermodynamically of first order, masses vanish, asymmetrically, at the transition. Potentials for N = 3 are also shown.

First Principles Study of the Phase Transitions of MnAs

2006 ◽  
Vol 941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Rungger ◽  
Stefano Sanvito
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Curie Temperature ◽  
Cell Volume ◽  
Order Phase Transition ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Field Approximation ◽  
Mean Field Approximation ◽  
First Order Phase Transition ◽  
The Stability

ABSTRACTThe magnetic and structural properties of MnAs are investigated by mapping ab initio total energies onto a Heisenberg Hamiltonian. We study the dependence of the Curie temperature over the unit cell volume and an orthorhombic distortion by using the mean field approximation, and find that for orthorhombically distorted cells the Curie temperature is much smaller than for hexagonal cells. We provide an explanation for the structural changes of both the first order phase transition at 318 K and the second order phase transition at 400 K, with the cell volume driving the stability of the different structures in the paramagnetic state. The stable cell is found to be orthorhombic up to a critical lattice constant of about 3.7 Å, above which it remains hexagonal.

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