1644 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 proposes a method to construct a realistic equation of state incorporating surface energy effects to study the QCD critical point, concluding that the extreme temperature precision required to observe critical exponents makes their experimental detection in heavy ion collisions unlikely, though signatures of a first-order phase transition may still be feasible.
This paper proposes that neutron stars undergoing a slow, strong first-order hadron-quark phase transition can resolve conflicting observational tensions regarding compact star masses and radii by supporting extended stable hybrid branches that simultaneously accommodate the high mass of GW190814's secondary component and the unusually small radii of HESS J1731--347 and XTE J1814--338.
This paper proposes a quantum information-inspired framework where spin entanglement in quark-antiquark pairs created from the QCD vacuum undergoes decoherence via string breaking during hadronization, successfully explaining hyperon spin-correlation data from RHIC and the LHC.
This study demonstrates that the pronounced nonmonotonic peak in the triple binding energy difference () observed in the Zr isotope serves as a distinct experimental signature of tetrahedral nuclear symmetry, a structural feature that cannot be reproduced by conventional quadrupole or triaxial mean-field models.
This study utilizes the Dynamical QuasiParticle Model and Parton--Hadron--String Dynamics transport approach to demonstrate that thermal QGP dilepton radiation becomes a dominant signal over correlated charm decays in central heavy-ion collisions at energies below 25–30 GeV, highlighting the potential of RHIC-BES and FAIR experiments to directly observe QGP electromagnetic radiation and probe the QCD phase structure.
This paper systematically calculates and predicts the half-lives of spontaneous one-proton radioactivity for nuclei across the proton drip line (30 < Z < 84) using a quantum tunneling model with a deformed Woods-Saxon potential, providing a comprehensive dataset to guide future experimental investigations.
This study demonstrates that differential rotation in hybrid stars with a first-order deconfinement phase transition can support unique quasi-toroidal configurations with ring-shaped quark cores, while revealing a degeneracy in rotational profiles between models with and without phase transitions that necessitates multi-messenger observations for differentiation.
This study confirms that the isomeric state in Si possesses a dominant single-neutron configuration and reveals that the hindrance of its decay to the state arises from a lack of participation by both protons and neutrons rather than differences in neutron structure overlap.
This paper reviews experimental data on electric dipole polarizability in nuclei from Ca to Pb, demonstrating how comparisons with theoretical models constrain neutron skin thickness and indicate a soft symmetry energy equation of state around nuclear saturation density.
This paper discusses the significant impact of Angela Bracco's research on the electric dipole response of nuclei by examining three key areas: the decay width of the giant dipole resonance, the equivalence of photo-absorption and emission, and the nature of the pygmy dipole resonance.