Quantifying Correlations Between Isovector Observables and the Density Dependence of Nuclear Symmetry Energy away from Saturation Density

Abstract

According to the Hugenholtz-Van Hove theorem, the nuclear symmetry energy $S(\rho )$ and its slope $L(\rho )$ at arbitrary densities can be decomposed in terms of the density and momentum dependence of the single-nucleon potentials in isospin-asymmetric nuclear matter which are potentially accessible to experiment. We quantify the correlations between several well-known isovector observables and $L(\rho )$ to locate the density range in which each isovector observable is most sensitive to the density dependence of the $S(\rho )$. We then study the correlation coefficients between those isovector observables and all the components of the $L(\rho )$. The neutron skin thickness of ${}^{208}$Pb is found to be strongly correlated with the $L(\rho )$ at a subsaturation density of $\rho =0.59{\rho }_0$ through the density dependence of the first-order symmetry potential. Neutron star radii are found to be strongly correlated with the $L(\rho )$ over a wide range of supra-saturation densities mainly through both the density and momentum dependence of the first-order symmetry potential. Finally, we find that although the crust-core transition pressure has a complex correlation with the $L(\rho )$, it is strongly correlated with the momentum derivative of the first-order symmetry potential, and the density dependence of the second-order symmetry potential.

6 pages, 7 figures

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