Bounds on the equation of state from QCD inequalities and lattice QCD
Yuki Fujimoto, Sanjay Reddy
Abstract
The equation of state for nuclear matter is essential to understanding neutron stars. Using strict QCD inequalities and input from numerical simulations on the lattice, the authors derive useful bounds on the baryon and energy densities, which are relevant to isospin symmetric matter at densities probed by heavy ion collisions.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsLattice QCDIsospinEquation of stateQuantum chromodynamicsBaryonNeutron starNuclear matterParticle physicsStrange matterLattice (music)Heavy ionLattice field theoryQCD matterNuclear physicsQuantum electrodynamicsNucleonIonQuantum mechanicsAcousticsPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions