Shell States of Neutron Rich Matter

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dc.creatorHorowitz, C. J.
dc.creatorShen, G.
dc.date2008-05-19
dc.date2008-06-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:33:50Z
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dc.descriptionThe equation of state (EOS) for nuclear and neutron rich matter is investigated in a Relativistic Mean Field (RMF) model. New shell states are found that minimize the free energy per baryon, calculated in a spherical Wigner-Seitz (WS) approximation, over a significant range of baryon densities. These shell states, that have both inside and outside surfaces, minimize the Coulomb energy of large proton number configurations at the expense of a larger surface energy. This is related to a possible depression in the central density of super heavy nuclei. As the baryon density increases, we find the system changes from normal nuclei, to shell states, and then to uniform matter.
dc.description11 pages 18 figures, minor changes, version accepted for Phys. Rev. C
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0805.2774
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0805.2774
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.C78:015801,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevC.78.015801
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/198034
dc.subjectNuclear Theory
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleShell States of Neutron Rich Matter
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