1634 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 study employs the phase function method to reconstruct -- scattering wavefunctions and, after incorporating Pauli exclusion effects via the resonating group method, validates a double Gaussian interaction model that accurately reproduces the resonance energy and scattering parameters while identifying two Pauli-forbidden states.
This paper derives a unified parton shower from effective kinetic theory that consistently describes both high-energy jet quenching and thermal equilibration, enabling the study of jet-medium interactions and hydrodynamic responses like wakes and Mach cones.
This study utilizes a Skyrme-type interaction constrained by double- hypernuclei and neutron star data to demonstrate that multi- hypernuclei are particularly effective for isolating the role of repulsive -wave interactions near normal density, while density-dependent terms remain more critical for high-density neutron star environments.
This paper proposes that the higher angular moments of a jet wake's energy flux serve as a unique spectroscopic probe for detecting non-hydrodynamic modes in the quark-gluon plasma, offering a direct link between microscopic non-equilibrium dynamics and observable detector images.
This study computes net-proton number fluctuations across nine collision energies using a hydrodynamic model incorporating critical fluctuations from the functional renormalization group, revealing that while low-order cumulant ratios show minimal deviation from non-critical baselines, higher-order ratios like exhibit a distinct non-monotonic energy dependence driven by the critical end point.
This paper proposes a novel fusion device utilizing a rotating mirror with detached electrodes and all-directional pinch compressions to synergistically combine magnetic and inertial confinement methods, aiming to achieve the Lawson criterion and demonstrate the feasibility of controlled nuclear fusion through a simplified, high-efficiency approach.
This study investigates how hyperons and quark-hadron phase transitions affect neutron star structures within regularized four-dimensional Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity, concluding that while positive Gauss-Bonnet coupling constants allow for massive stars consistent with observational constraints, negative values fail to support the required maximum masses, thereby enabling astrophysical data to effectively constrain the theory's parameters.
This paper refines the theoretical upper bound on the central pressure-to-energy density ratio in neutron stars to approximately 0.385 by combining causality constraints with mass-sphere stability conditions within the IPAD-TOV framework, establishing a robust, EOS-insensitive probe for the microphysics of cold superdense matter.
This paper constructs a hybrid equation of state to investigate QCD matter under finite magnetic fields and nonzero chemical potential, revealing that these parameters significantly alter thermodynamic observables and the speed of sound, with the model successfully reproducing lattice QCD data at lower field strengths while underestimating magnitudes at higher fields.
This paper presents newly measured and revisited prompt fission neutron spectra for 233U, 235U, 239Pu, and 240Pu using double time-of-flight techniques, demonstrating that current evaluated data libraries are inadequate and highlighting the challenges in modeling these spectra across a wide range of incident neutron energies.