Quantum thermodynamic instabilities in compact stars

We study the existence of thermodynamic instabilities in the nuclear equation of state relative to the high density regime reached in the central core of compact stars. In the framework of a relativistic mean-field theory, we analyze the asymmetric nuclear properties in beta-equilibrium, including h...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2019-09, Vol.1275 (1), p.12056
Main Authors: Lavagno, A, Pigato, D, Gervino, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Density
Electric charge
Equations of state
Hyperons
Mean field theory
Nuclear properties
Phase transitions
Physics
Relativistic theory
Stars
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Summary:We study the existence of thermodynamic instabilities in the nuclear equation of state relative to the high density regime reached in the central core of compact stars. In the framework of a relativistic mean-field theory, we analyze the asymmetric nuclear properties in beta-equilibrium, including hyperons and Delta-isobar degrees of freedom. We investigate a finite density phase transition characterized by pure hadronic matter with the presence of mechanical instability (relative to the fluctuation of baryon number) and of chemical-diffusive instability (relative to the fluctuation of electric charge concentration). We find that, in the presence of thermodynamic instabilities, two hadronic phases with different values of electric charge content may coexist, with several phenomenological consequences in the physics of compact stars.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/1275/1/012056