Density dependence of nuclear symmetry energy constrained by mean-field calculations

Abstract

We establish a correlation for the symmetry energy at saturation density $S_0$, slope parameter $L$ and curvature parameter $K_{\text{sym}}$ based on widely different mean field interactions. With the help of this correlation and available empirical and theoretical information, the density dependent behavior around the saturation density is determined. We compare the results obtained with the present approach with those by other analyses. With this obtained density dependent behavior of the symmetry energy, the neutron skin thickness of ${}^{208}$Pb and some properties of neutron stars are investigated. In addition, it is found that the expression $S(\rho )=S_0(\rho /{\rho }_0{)}^{\gamma }$ or $S(\rho )=12.5(\rho /{\rho }_0{)}^{2/3}+C_p(\rho /{\rho }_0{)}^{\gamma }$ does not reproduce the density dependence of the symmetry energy as predicted by the mean-field approach around nuclear saturation density.

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