Symmetric and Asymmetric Nuclear Matter
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2022) | Viewed by 521
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nuclear energy density functional theory; equation of state of dense nuclear matter for astrophysical applications; superfluidity properties of atomic nuclei; collective states
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The study of quantum systems having a very large or infinite number of fermions is of interest in many physical situations. In nuclear physics, the concept of infinite nuclear matter as a homogeneous medium made of interacting nucleons is broadly used, as because of its simplicity and the suppression of complex finite-size effects, it represents an ideal tool to test various nuclear models. This idealised system is nevertheless connected to the physics of the inner part of atomic nuclei and also to the inner regions of compact stars.
Understanding nuclear matter in its various phases is thus crucial for the description of the physics of neutron stars. By combining the most recent observations of these objects done in the domain of gravitational waves, electromagnetic radiation, and neutrinos, it is now possible to introduce more stringent constraints on the equation of state and thus on the underlying nuclear models used to calculate it.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect contributions for a discussion on the various theoretical models used to describe both ground state and excited states of such a system at zero and finite temperature. The topics to be discussed on the topic include the following: equation of state of dense nuclear matter and its thermodynamic properties, collective excitations and their impact on neutron star properties, transport properties, and neutrino mean free path.
The scope is to describe the state of the art and perspectives in these research fields. Topics of interest include but are not limited to those described above.
Dr. Alessandro Pastore
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- strongly interacting matter
- equation of state of nuclear matter
- neutron stars
- transport properties in neutron stars
- superfluid properties
