Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Theory
Scientific paper
2009-11-17
Int.J.Mod.Phys.E19:1675-1685,2010
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Theory
11 pages, 3 figures. Conribution to The International Workshop on Nuclear Dynamics in Heavy-Ion Reactions and the Symmetry Ene
Scientific paper
10.1142/S0218301310016090
The incompressibility $K_sat(\delta)$ of isospin asymmetric nuclear matter at its saturation density. Our results show that in the expansion of $K_sat(\delta)$ in powers of isospin asymmetry $\delta$, i.e., $K_sat(\delta )$=K_{0}+K_{sat,2}\delta^{2}+K_{sat,4}\delta^{4}+O(\delta^{6})$, the magnitude of the 4th-order K_{sat,4} parameter is generally small. The 2nd-order K_{sat,2} parameter thus essentially characterizes the isospin dependence of the incompressibility of asymmetric nuclear matter at saturation density. Furthermore, the K_{sat,2} can be expressed as K_{sat,2}=K_{sym}-6L-J_{0}/{K_{0}L in terms of the slope parameter $L$ and the curvature parameter $K_{\mathrm{sym}}$ of the symmetry energy and the third-order derivative parameter $J_0$ of the energy of symmetric nuclear matter at saturation density, and we find the higher order $J_0$ contribution to K_{sat,2} generally cannot be neglected. Also, we have found a linear correlation between K_{sym} and $L$ as well as between $J_{0}/K_{0}$ and $K_{0}$. Using these correlations together with the empirical constraints on $K_{0}$ and $L$, the nuclear symmetry energy $E_sym(\rho_{0})$ at normal nuclear density, and the nucleon effective mass, we have obtained an estimated value of K_{sat,2}=-370 +- 120 MeV for the 2nd-order parameter in the isospin asymmetry expansion of the incompressibility of asymmetric nuclear matter at its saturation density.
Cai Bao-Jun
Chen Lie-Wen
Ko Che Ming
Li Bao-An
Shen Chun
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