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The density dependence of the symmetry energy in relativistic mean-field models with density dependent couplings is discussed in terms of the possible opening of nucleonic direct Urca processes inside neutron stars, which induce a very…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-11-27 Olfa Boukari , Tuhin Malik , Aziz Rabhi , Constança Providência

The direct Urca (dUrca) process is a key mechanism driving rapid neutrino cooling in neutron stars, with its baryon density activation threshold determined by the microscopic model for nuclear matter. Understanding how nuclear interactions…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-11-26 Luigi Scurto , Helena Pais , Marco Antonelli , Francesca Gulminelli

The accurate measurement of neutron skin thickness of $^{208}$Pb by the PREX Collaboration suggests a large value of the nuclear symmetry energy slope parameter, $L$, whereas the smaller $L$ is preferred to account for the small…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-03-07 Tsuyoshi Miyatsu , Myung-Ki Cheoun , Kyungsik Kim , Koichi Saito

We use the field theoretical model to perform relativistic calculations of neutrino energy losses caused by the direct Urca processes on nucleons in the degenerate baryon matter. By our analysis, in a free nucleon gas under beta…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-08-23 L. B. Leinson

Recently an improved value of neutron skin thickness of $^{208}\text{Pb}$ was reported in Lead Radius EXperiment-2 (PREX-2) to be $R_{\text{skin}}=R_n - R_p=(0.283\pm 0.071)$ fm which corresponds to high estimations of nuclear symmetry…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-03-27 Vivek Baruah Thapa , Monika Sinha

We try to constraints some of the nuclear matter parameters such as symmetry energy ($J$) and its slope ($L$) from the recent inferred data of the PREX-2. Other nuclear matter parameters are adopted from {\bf [Phys. Rev. C 85 035201 (2012),…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-09-27 S. K. Biswal , H. C. Das , Ankit Kumar , S. K. Patra

We use the field theoretical model to perform relativistic calculations of neutrino energy losses caused by the direct Urca processes on nucleons in the degenerate baryon matter. By our analysis, the direct neutron decay in the superdense…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-07 L. B. Leinson

Density dependent parametrization models of the nucleon-meson effective couplings, including the isovector scalar \delta-field, are applied to asymmetric nuclear matter. The nuclear equation of state and the neutron star properties are…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 B. Liu , M. Di Toro , V. Greco , C. W. Shen , E. G. Zhao , B. X. Sun

The nuclear symmetry energy and its behaviour with density has been recently evaluated with enhanced value by PREX-2 experiment. This new values enables direct Urca neutrino emission process to be functioning in the dense matter inside…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-09-06 Trisha Sarkar , Vivek Baruah Thapa , Monika Sinha

Parity-violating electron scattering experiments on $\rm ^{48}Ca$ (CREX) and $\rm ^{208}Pb$ (PREX-2) offer valuable insight into the isovector properties of finite nuclei, providing constraints for the density dependence of the nuclear…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-03-04 P. S. Koliogiannis , E. Yuksel , N. Paar

The recently published CREX results suggest a rather peculiar picture for the density dependence of the symmetry energy. Whereas PREX favors a large neutron skin thickness in $^{208}$Pb, thereby suggesting a stiff equation of state, CREX…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-02-01 Brendan T. Reed , F. J. Fattoyev , C. J. Horowitz , J. Piekarewicz

We constrain the nuclear matter equation of state within the relativistic mean field model by including the isoscalar-vector and isovector-vector coupling term at a fundamental level using the Bayesian analysis. We used the nuclear…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-05-06 Deepak Kumar , Pradip Kumar Sahu

An ambitious goal of the astrophysical community is not only to constrain the equation of state (EOS) of neutron star (NS) matter by confronting it with astrophysics observations, but ultimately also to infer the NS composition.…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-11-09 Tuhin Malik , B. K. Agrawal , Constança Providência

The nuclear symmetry energy plays important role on the structure of finite nuclei as well as on the bulk properties of neutron stars. However, its values at high densities are completely uncertain and the corresponding experimental data…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-01-17 M. Divaris , A. Kanakis-Pegios , Ch. C. Moustakidis

We explore the equation of state for nuclear matter in the quark-meson coupling model, including full Fock terms. The comparison with phenomenological constraints can be used to restrict the few additional parameters appearing in the Fock…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-11-30 D. L. Whittenbury , J. D. Carroll , A. W. Thomas , K. Tsushima , J. R. Stone

Within the covariant density functional theory of nuclear matter we build equations of state of $\Delta$-admixed compact stars. Uncertainties in the interaction of $\Delta(1232)$ resonance states with nuclear matter, due to lack of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-01-22 Adriana R. Raduta

The relativistic density functional with minimal density dependent nucleon-meson couplings for nuclei and nuclear matter is extended to include tensor couplings of the nucleons to the vector mesons. The dependence of the minimal couplings…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-07-15 Stefan Typel , Diana Alvear Terrero

Neutron stars provide a natural laboratory for studying the properties of dense nuclear matter under extreme conditions. In this proceeding, we review our current understanding of dense isospin symmetric and asymmetric matter and neutron…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-04-01 Rajesh Kumar , Veronica Dexheimer , Johannes Jahan

Laboratory experiments sensitive to the equation of state of neutron rich matter in the vicinity of nuclear saturation density provide the first rung in a "density ladder" that connects terrestrial experiments to astronomical observations.…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-05-05 Brendan T. Reed , F. J. Fattoyev , C. J. Horowitz , J. Piekarewicz

Based on the current measurement of the neutron distribution radius ($R_n$) of $^{208}$Pb through the PREX-2 data, we re-visited the recently developed G3 and IOPB-I force parameter by fine-tuning some of the specific couplings within the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-11-11 Jeet Amrit Pattnaik , R. N. Panda , M. Bhuyan , S. K. Patra
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