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S-matrix approach to equation of state of nuclear matter

Nuclear Theory 2008-11-26 v2

Abstract

We calculate the equation of state of nuclear matter based on the general analysis of the grand canonical partition function in the SS-matrix framework. In addition to the low mass stable particles and their two-body scattering channels considered earlier, the calculation includes systematically all the higher mass particles and their exited states as well as the scattering channels formed by any number of these species. We estimate the latter contribution by resonances in all the channels. The resulting model-independent virial series for pressure gets substantial contribution from the heavy particles and the channels containing them. The series converges for larger values of baryon density than found earlier.

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@article{arxiv.0801.0498,
  title  = {S-matrix approach to equation of state of nuclear matter},
  author = {S. Mallik and J. N. De and S. K. Samaddar and Sourav Sarkar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.0498},
  year   = {2008}
}

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