Microscopic nuclear equation of state with three-body forces and neutron star structure

  • U. Lombardo
  • , G. F. Burgio
  • , H. J. Schulze
  • , W. Zuo
  • , X. R. Zhou

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Abstract

The equation of state (EOS) of nuclear matter is discussed within the Brueckner-Bethe-Goldstone approach. First the energy per particle E/A is calculated in the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock limit with the Argonne v18 potential, using the continuous choice as auxiliary potential. Then, the contribution of three-body clusters is determined by solving the Bethe-Faddeev equation, and the equivalence with the same calculations based on the standard choice as auxiliary potential, is demonstrated. In spite of reaching a quite good convergence of the hole-line expansion, the resulting EOS does not fit the empirical saturation density (ρ0 = 0.17 fm-3). To this end, three-body forces (TBF) are introduced. A first class of microscopic TBF comprises effects due to NN virtual excitations via σ and ω-meson exchanges (the main relativistic correction to Brueckner theory), the 2π-exchange, and the virtual excitation of the lowest nucleonic resonance N(1440). We compare with a phenomenological TBF, involving two parameters adjusted on the saturation density and energy. Next, using microscopic or phenomenological TBF, the symmetry energy of nuclear matter is computed, allowing to determine the EOS of beta-stable and charge neutral matter, and the properties of neutron stars, in particular the mass-radius curve.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTours Symposium on Nuclear Physics V; Tours 2003
EditorsT. Wada, G. Munzenberg, M. Arnould, M. Ohta, T. Yamagata, M. Lewitowicz, H. Utsunomiya, H. Akimune
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Pages473-482
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)0735401772
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Apr 2004
Externally publishedYes
EventTours Symposium on Nuclear Physics V; Tours 2003 - Tours, France
Duration: 26 Aug 200329 Aug 2003

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume704
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceTours Symposium on Nuclear Physics V; Tours 2003
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityTours
Period26/08/0329/08/03

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