TITLE:
Temperature Effects on the Equation of State and Symmetry Energy: A Critique
AUTHORS:
Hesham Mansour
KEYWORDS:
Nuclear Matter, Equation of State, Neutron Matter
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Microphysics,
Vol.8 No.4,
November
29,
2018
ABSTRACT: The investigation of strongly interacting systems ranges from matter inside
atomic nuclei to matter under extreme conditions in astrophysics. These systems
require the introduction of nuclear forces and a systematic many-body
approach to solve the strong interaction particles. Understanding the behavior
of infinite nuclear matter provides a path to predict the properties of
neutron stars and gives insights to astrophysical phenomena. Three-nucleon
forces have to be considered when studying nuclear systems, because their
impact is necessary to reproduce properties of nuclei and to correctly obtain
the neutron drip line. Moreover, they are needed to predict the empirical saturation
properties of infinite nuclear matter. The self-consistent Green’s
Function approach paves the way for an improved Ab initio analysis of nuclear
matter, thereby providing the basis for the equation of state of neutron
stars and supernova explosions.