Effect of nuclear curvature energy on the transition between nuclei and bubbles in dense matter

C. J. Pethick; D. G. Ravenhall; J. M. Lattimer

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Effect of nuclear curvature energy on the transition between nuclei and bubbles in dense matter

C. J. Pethick
, D. G. Ravenhall
, J. M. Lattimer

Physics and Astronomy

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Abstract

We show that the density at which the transition between a state with nuclei and one with bubbles occurs is unexpectedly sensitive to the nuclear curvature energy. We suggest that this may account for the fact that Bonche and Vautherin's detailed Hartree-Fock calculations lead to a transition density of about 0.04 f^-3, which is significantly lower than the value ∼0.07 f^-3 found from calculations based on the liquid drop model of nuclei and bubbles.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	137-140
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	128
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(83)90376-3
State	Published - Aug 25 1983

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