Unifying nucleon and quark dynamics at finite baryon number density

Unifying Nucleon and Quark Dynamics at Finite Baryon Number Density

We present a model of baryonic matter which contains free constituent quarks in addition to bound constituent quarks in nucleons. In addition to the common linear σ-model we include the exchange of vector-mesons. The percentage of free quarks increases with baryon density but the nucleons resist a restoration of chiral symmetry.

QCD at Finite Baryon Density: Nucleon Droplets and Color Superconductivity

We use a variational procedure to study finite density QCD in an approximation in which the interaction between quarks is modelled by that induced by instantons. We find that uniform states with conventional chiral symmetry breaking have negative pressure with respect to empty space at all but the lowest densities, and are therefore unstable. This is a precisely defined phenomenon which motivat...

Microscopic baryon-baryon interactions at finite density and hypernuclear structure

Dileptons from a Quark Gluon Plasma with Finite Baryon Density

We investigate the effects of a baryon-antibaryon asymmetry on the spectrum of dileptons radiating from a quark gluon plasma. We demonstrate the existence of a new set of processes in this regime. The dilepton production rate from the corresponding diagrams is shown to be as important as that obtained from the usual quark-antiquark annihilation. 25.70.Np, 12.38.Cy, 12.38.Mh Typeset using REVTEX 1

Strongly Coupled QCD at Finite Baryon Density

Finite Density QCD is affected by the well known sign problem that has prevented, in most cases, any success in simulate this theory and, until now, no solution is at sight. The only exceptions in this scenario are strong coupling simulations performed with the Monomer Dimer Polymer (MDP) algorithm [1]. This algorithm is able to provide results not affected by early onset and in partial agreeme...