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Nuclear theory sits at the fascinating intersection of particle physics and the forces that hold our universe together. This field explores how protons and neutrons bind inside atomic nuclei, seeking to understand the fundamental interactions that govern matter at its most dense and energetic levels. While the mathematics involved can be incredibly complex, the core questions are deeply human: how does the universe function at its smallest scales, and what happens when we push matter to its limits?
At Gist.Science, we make these cutting-edge discoveries accessible by processing every new preprint published in this category on arXiv. Our team transforms dense academic manuscripts into clear, plain-language summaries alongside detailed technical overviews, ensuring that both experts and curious readers can grasp the latest breakthroughs without getting lost in the jargon. Below are the latest papers in nuclear theory, distilled and ready for you to explore.
This paper utilizes Ultra-Relativistic Quantum Molecular Dynamics (UrQMD) simulations to demonstrate that the three-dimensional two-pion emission source in intermediate-mass Ar+Sc collisions at SPS energies is well-described by Lévy-stable distributions, thereby establishing a theoretical baseline for future femtoscopy measurements in such systems.
This paper utilizes hydrodynamic modeling to demonstrate that the transverse momentum fluctuation observable serves as a robust probe of radial flow and collectivity, revealing that its apparent sensitivity to transport coefficients is largely driven by changes in the mean transverse momentum and can be isolated through appropriate scaling.
This paper develops theoretical diagnostics for the breakdown of mean-field theory, demonstrating how spatial structure and finite interaction ranges qualitatively alter the effective description and renormalization-group flow.
This paper proposes a novel kinetic approach to enhance proton-boron-11 fusion by utilizing negative muons to dynamically screen the Coulomb barrier, thereby significantly increasing tunneling probability and lowering the ignition threshold for this aneutronic energy pathway.
This study investigates proton-induced reactions on an enriched 118Sn target up to 18 MeV using the stacked-foil activation technique, reporting first-time cross-section measurements for specific channels and revealing discrepancies between experimental data and theoretical models regarding composite-particle emission.
This paper theoretically estimates the evaporation-residue cross sections for synthesizing superheavy nuclei with using Ca, Ti, V, and Cr projectiles via a hybrid fusion framework, revealing that reaction values relative to Coulomb barriers and significant nuclear mass-model uncertainties are the primary factors governing the survival probability and resulting cross sections.
This paper presents a multi-dimensional Langevin model that dynamically simulates the time evolution of fissioning nuclei with stochastic neutron emission, enabling the calculation and comparison of pre-scission neutron multiplicities, fragment mass distributions, and neutron energy spectra against experimental data.
This study demonstrates that the neutron-skin thickness in ultra-peripheral collisions significantly influences photoproduction by suppressing coherent cross sections at large momentum transfer while enhancing incoherent ones, thereby establishing the ratio of incoherent to coherent cross sections as a robust observable for constraining neutron-skin thickness and transverse gluon distributions.
This paper introduces controlled gate networks, a quantum circuit design strategy that significantly reduces the number of two-qubit gates required for linear combinations of unitary operators, and demonstrates its effectiveness in variational calculations, eigenvalue estimation via the rodeo algorithm, and lattice nucleon time evolution through both theoretical analysis and experimental implementation on real quantum hardware.