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Strange matter

Farhi, Edward, Jaffe, R. L.·1984·Physical Review D
DOI 10.1103/physrevd.30.2379
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We explore the properties of quark matter in equilibrium with the weak interactions, containing comparable numbers of up, down, and strange quarks. Witten has recently conjectured that this "strange matter" may be absolutely stable. Using a Fermi-gas model including $O({\ensuremath{\alpha}}_{c})$ corrections we establish the conditions under which strange matter in bulk is stable and describe its characteristics. Augmenting our model with surface-tension and Coulomb effects we study strange matter with intermediate baryon number ${10}^{2}\ensuremath{\lesssim}A\ensuremath{\lesssim}{10}^{7}$. For low baryon numbers $A\ensuremath{\lesssim}{10}^{2}$, we replace the Fermi gas by the bag model and study shell effects and the approach to the bulk limit. Finally, we discuss the phenomenology of strange matter in all its forms.

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Authors
Farhi, E., & Jaffe, R. L.
Affiliations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
ORCID
Venue
Physical Review D
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Published
1984-12-01
Volume
30
Issue
11
Pages
2379-2390
ISSN
0556-2821 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1103/physrevd.30.2379
OpenAlex
W4242783256
Cited by
1,441
References
29
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
link.aps.org/licenses/aps-default-license (vor)
Locations
Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
Keywords
strange quark matter, quark matter, absolute stability, Fermi gas model, bag model, surface tension, Coulomb effects, baryon number, shell effects, weak interaction, strange baryons

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