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Critical temperature for $\alpha$-particle condensation in asymmetric nuclear matter

Nuclear Theory 2014-11-21 v1 Quantum Gases

Abstract

The critical temperature for α\alpha-particle condensation in nuclear matter with Fermi surface imbalance between protons and neutrons is determined. The in-medium four-body Schr\"odinger equation, generalizing the Thouless criterion of the BCS transition, is applied using a Hartree-Fock wave function for the quartet projected onto zero total momentum in matter with different chemical potentials for protons and neutrons.

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@article{arxiv.1006.4752,
  title  = {Critical temperature for $\alpha$-particle condensation in asymmetric nuclear matter},
  author = {Takaaki Sogo and Gerd Röpke and Peter Schuck},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1006.4752},
  year   = {2014}
}