In-Medium Hadronic Interactions and the Nuclear Equation of State

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent microscopic relativistic studies of nuclear matter's equation of state, focusing on in-medium hadronic interactions and their implications for nuclear physics and astrophysics.

Contribution

It presents new relativistic microscopic calculations of the nuclear EoS using realistic nucleon-nucleon potentials, including hyperon interactions.

Findings

Calculated the $mbda$ hyperon binding energy in nuclear matter.

Developed a relativistic microscopic framework for nuclear interactions.

Explored implications for nuclear matter under extreme conditions.

Abstract

Microscopic studies of nuclear matter under diverse conditions of density and asymmetry are of great contemporary interest. Concerning terrestrial applications, they relate to future experimental facilities that will make it possible to study systems with extreme neutron-to-proton ratio. In this talk, I will review recent efforts of my group aimed at exploring nuclear interactions in the medium through the nuclear equation of state (EoS). The approach we take is microscopic and relativistic, with the predicted EoS properties derived from realistic nucleon-nucleon potentials. I will also discuss work in progress. Most recently, we completed a DBHF calculation of the $\Lambda$ hyperon binding energy in nuclear matter.