We construct a new effective field theory approach to the equation of state(EoS), dubbed pseudo-confomal model 'PCM', for nuclear and compact star matter entirely in terms of effective hadron degrees of freedo...We construct a new effective field theory approach to the equation of state(EoS), dubbed pseudo-confomal model 'PCM', for nuclear and compact star matter entirely in terms of effective hadron degrees of freedom. The possible transition at n ^(2-4)n0(where n0 is the normal nuclear matter density) from hadron degrees of freedom to strongly-coupled quark degrees of freedom,giving rise to a soft-to-hard changeover in the EoS that can accommodate the massive stars observed, is effectuated by the topology change at n1/2>~ 2n0 from skyrmions to half-skyrmions without involving local order-parameter fields. The mechanism exploits possible emergence of hidden scale and local symmetries of QCD at high density, leading to a precocious 'pseudo-conformal'sound velocity vs2= 1/3(in unit of c = 1) for n>~ 3n0. The resulting prediction signals a drastic departure from standard nuclear many-body theory in the density regime involved in the massive stars. We suggest that the tidal deformability implemented in gravitational waves coming from coalescing neutron stars in LIGO/Virgo-type observations could pin down the location of the topology change density n1/2.展开更多
The Skyrme model provides a novel unified approach to nuclear physics. In this approach, single baryon, baryonic matter and medium-modified hadron properties are treated on the same footing. Intrinsic density dependen...The Skyrme model provides a novel unified approach to nuclear physics. In this approach, single baryon, baryonic matter and medium-modified hadron properties are treated on the same footing. Intrinsic density dependence(IDD) reflecting the change of vacuum by compressed baryonic matter figures naturally in the approach. In this article, we review the recent progress on accessing dense nuclear matter by putting baryons treated as solitons, namely, skyrmions, on crystal lattice with accents on the implications in compact stars.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.1147571,and 1147308)Seeds Funding of Jilin University
文摘We construct a new effective field theory approach to the equation of state(EoS), dubbed pseudo-confomal model 'PCM', for nuclear and compact star matter entirely in terms of effective hadron degrees of freedom. The possible transition at n ^(2-4)n0(where n0 is the normal nuclear matter density) from hadron degrees of freedom to strongly-coupled quark degrees of freedom,giving rise to a soft-to-hard changeover in the EoS that can accommodate the massive stars observed, is effectuated by the topology change at n1/2>~ 2n0 from skyrmions to half-skyrmions without involving local order-parameter fields. The mechanism exploits possible emergence of hidden scale and local symmetries of QCD at high density, leading to a precocious 'pseudo-conformal'sound velocity vs2= 1/3(in unit of c = 1) for n>~ 3n0. The resulting prediction signals a drastic departure from standard nuclear many-body theory in the density regime involved in the massive stars. We suggest that the tidal deformability implemented in gravitational waves coming from coalescing neutron stars in LIGO/Virgo-type observations could pin down the location of the topology change density n1/2.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11475071,and 11547308)the Seeds Funding of Jilin University
文摘The Skyrme model provides a novel unified approach to nuclear physics. In this approach, single baryon, baryonic matter and medium-modified hadron properties are treated on the same footing. Intrinsic density dependence(IDD) reflecting the change of vacuum by compressed baryonic matter figures naturally in the approach. In this article, we review the recent progress on accessing dense nuclear matter by putting baryons treated as solitons, namely, skyrmions, on crystal lattice with accents on the implications in compact stars.
