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We investigate the constraints on the strength of first-order phase transitions in neutron star matter and its relation to the origin of nucleon mass. By combining the parity doublet model for the hadronic phase, the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio…

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We extend the parity doublet model for hadronic matter and study the possible presence of quark matter inside the cores of neutron stars with the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio (NJL) model. Considering the uncertainties of the QCD phase diagram and the…

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Using the parity doublet model (PDM) for hadronic matter and a modified Nambu-Jona-Lasinio (NJL) model for quark matter, we investigate the potential existence of two- and three-flavor quark matter in neutron star cores. Both models respect…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-12-02 Wen-Li Yuan , Bikai Gao , Yan Yan , Renxin Xu

As the interior density of a neutron star can become very high, it has been expected and discussed that quark matter may exist inside it. To describe the transition from hadron to quark phases (and vice versa), there are mainly two methods;…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-03-29 Takahide Kambe , Tetsuya Katayama , Koichi Saito

The quark-hadron phase transition at finite baryon chemical potential is investigated in the extended Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model in which the scalar-vector eight-point interaction is included holding the chiral symmetry. By comparing a…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-03-13 Y. Tsue , J. da Providencia , C. Providencia , M. Yamamura

In this work, we investigate the properties of hadronic and quark matter that would allow for a first order phase transition between them within neutron stars. To this end, we use a parameterizable Relativistic Mean-Field (RMF) description…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-10 Jan-Erik Christian , Ishfaq Ahmad Rather , Hosein Gholami , Marco Hofmann

We construct an equation of state (EOS) for neutron stars by interpolating hadronic EOS at low density and quark EOS at high density. A hadronic model based on the parity doublet structure is used for hadronic matter and a quark model of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-05-05 Takuya Minamikawa , Toru Kojo , Masayasu Harada

We describe charge-neutral neutron star matter in $\beta-$equilibrium using hybrid equations of state, where a first-order phase transition from hadronic to quark matter is realized. The hadronic matter is described in a model-independent…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-07-21 Márcio Ferreira , Renan Câmara Pereira , Constança Providência

The two-Equation of State (EoS) model is used to describe the hadron-quark phase transition in asymmetric matter formed at high density in heavy-ion collisions. For the quark phase, the three-flavor Nambu--Jona-Lasinio (NJL) effective…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2011-06-08 G. Y. Shao , M. Di Toro , B. Liu , M. Colonna , V. Greco , Y. X. Liu , S. Plumari

Using an extended Polyakov-looped Nambu--Jona-Lasinio (PNJL) model to describe the baryon density fluctuations of quark matter along the isentropic trajectories corresponding to different $s/\rho_B$ values extracted from Au+Au collisions at…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-11-27 He Liu , Kai-Jia Sun , Peng-Cheng Chu

The Equation of State (EOS) of matter within neutron stars is a central topic in nuclear physics and astrophysics.This study investigates hadron-quark hybrid stars by integrating the density-dependent DDME2 relativistic mean-field model for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-20 Chunran Zhu , Bolin Li

We study the hadron-quark phase transition in the interior of neutron stars (NS). For the hadronic sector, we use a microscopic equation of state (EOS) involving nucleons and hyperons derived within the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approach. For…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 G. F. Burgio

We investigate binary neutron star (BNS) mergers using general-relativistic numerical simulations with hadronic and hybrid equations of state (EOSs), incorporating the latest observations and theoretical constraints. We address two viable…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-16 Sudipta Hensh , Yong-Jia Huang , Toru Kojo , Luca Baiotti , Kentaro Takami , Shigehiro Nagataki , Hajime Sotani

We examine which first order phase transitions are consistent with today's astrophysical constraints. In particular, we explore how a well-constrained mass-radius data point would restrict the admissible parameter space and to this end, we…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-03-26 Jan-Erik Christian , Jürgen Schaffner-Bielich , Stephan Rosswog

Different types of phase transition from hadron to quark at high density near zero temperature may occur in the inner core of hybrid stars. We investigate the impacts of phase transition types and quark models on properties of hybrid star…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-03-11 Yida Yang , Chen Wu , Ji-Feng Yang

The possible occurrence of a first-order hadron-quark phase transition (FOPT) in neutron-star interiors remains an open question. Whether such a transition can be directly tested with improved observations is a key challenge. Here, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-08 Shao-Peng Tang , Yong-Jia Huang , Yi-Zhong Fan

We study the hadron-quark phase transition in the interior of neutron stars. The relativistic mean field (RMF) theory is adopted to describe the hadronic matter phase, while the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio (NJL) model is used for the quark matter…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 F. Yang , H. Shen

The chiral and pion superfluidity phase transitions are studied within NJL model. The model parameters are fitted by pion mass and decay constant together with recent isospin density from lattice QCD. The dense and cold QCD matter suffered…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-10-04 Shu-Sheng Xu

In this contribution, we summarize our recent studies on the chiral invariant mass and the chiral condensates in neutron star matter. We construct a unified equations of state assuming the crossover phase transition from hadronic matter…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-02-11 Takuya Minamikawa , Toru Kojo , Masayasu Harada

We implement a Bayesian analysis of the properties of non-rotating hybrid stars at equilibrium with quark matter cores, as described by the SU(3) Nambu--Jona-Lasinio (NJL) model. The hadronic phase is described by a unified metamodeling…

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