1067 papers
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 applies the distribution-free Conformalized Quantile Regression method to Bayesian posterior samples of neutron star mass-radius relations and pure neutron matter calculations to generate reliable, model-agnostic uncertainty bands with guaranteed coverage.
This study utilizes an interacting boson model based on nuclear density functional theory to demonstrate that octupole correlations significantly influence low-lying states and two-neutron transfer intensities in rare-earth nuclei, successfully reproducing the experimental discontinuous changes near or 90 associated with shape phase transitions.
This paper employs Bayesian inference to demonstrate that small-radius compact-star candidates can be explained by a twin-star scenario involving a strong first-order phase transition to quark matter at approximately 2.7–2.8 times nuclear saturation density, characterized by a large energy-density jump and high sound speed, which produces a distinct hybrid branch with radii of 6–7 km and significantly suppressed tidal deformability.
This study utilizes the Nambu--Jona-Lasinio model to demonstrate that dilepton production rates in hot, dense, isospin-asymmetric matter exhibit distinct low-mass enhancements and plateau-like structures upon the onset of pion condensation, providing a potential experimental signature for identifying this phase in heavy-ion collisions and neutron star environments.
This paper investigates the ground-state properties, drip lines, and potential magic numbers of superheavy isotopes using the deformed relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov theory in continuum (DRHBc), while comparing results with the RCHB framework and proposing a strategy for determining ground states through the analysis of deformation effects and angular-momentum cutoffs.
This paper introduces the enhanced Generator Coordinate Method (eGCM) as the first microscopic quantum approach capable of describing compound nucleus formation in multi-nucleon transfer reactions by incorporating quantum fluctuations neglected in traditional mean-field theories like TDHF.
This paper investigates how the time-dependent chiral magnetic conductivity in quark-gluon plasma influences particle spectra and energy loss through chiral Cherenkov processes, revealing that these effects lead to strong jet polarization in relativistic heavy-ion collisions.
This paper demonstrates that heavy quark transport in weakly coupled non-Abelian plasmas is intrinsically non-Gaussian with asymmetric exponential tails beyond the leading logarithm, a robust feature shared with strongly coupled holographic plasmas that is essential for accurate equilibration dynamics.
This paper presents ab initio Glauber theory calculations for high-energy nuclear scattering observables in p+12C, 12C+12C, and 6He+12C systems using variational Monte Carlo wave functions, demonstrating excellent agreement with experimental data and revealing that the cumulant expansion of the phase-shift function converges rapidly up to the second order.