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Strange quark matter with dynamically generated quark masses

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2008-11-26 v2 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

Bulk properties of strange quark matter (SQM) are investigated within the SU(3) Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model. In the chiral limit the model behaves very similarly to the MIT bag model which is often used to describe SQM. However, when we introduce realistic current quark masses, the strange quark becomes strongly disfavored, because of its large dynamical mass. We conclude that SQM is not absolutely stable.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9810529,
  title  = {Strange quark matter with dynamically generated quark masses},
  author = {M. Buballa and M. Oertel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9810529},
  year   = {2008}
}

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12 pages, LaTeX, 9 eps figures included, references added, minor changes in text and figures, version to be published in Phys. Lett. B