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Parametric Neural Quantum States for Nuclear Physics
Yukari Yamauchi, Ryan Curry, Garrett B. King +3
We introduce a new approach, based on neural quantum states (NQSs), to rapidly compute nuclear observables when couplings in nuclear Hamiltonians are varied. A single interaction-d…
Connecting Relativistic Density Functional Theory to Microscopic Calculations
Brendan T. Reed, Matthias Heinz, Pierre Arthuis +2
The development of systematic effective field theories (EFTs) for nuclear forces and advances in solving the nuclear many-body problem have greatly improved our understanding of de…
Inferring three-nucleon couplings from multi-messenger neutron-star observations
Rahul Somasundaram, Isak Svensson, Soumi De +5
Understanding the interactions between nucleons in dense matter is an important challenge in theoretical physics. Effective field theories have emerged as the dominant approach to…
Perturbative treatment of nonlocal chiral interactions in auxiliary-field diffusion Monte Carlo calculations
Ryan Curry, Rahul Somasundaram, Stefano Gandolfi +2
Nuclear many-body systems, ranging from nuclei to neutron stars, are some of the most interesting physical phenomena in our universe, and Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) approaches are a…
Neutron stars and the dense matter equation of state: from microscopic theory to macroscopic observations
Katerina Chatziioannou, H. Thankful Cromartie, Stefano Gandolfi +4
The past years have witnessed tremendous progress in understanding the properties of neutron stars and of the dense matter in their cores, made possible by electromagnetic observat…
Equation of state at neutron-star densities and beyond from perturbative QCD
Oleg Komoltsev, Rahul Somasundaram, Tyler Gorda +3
We explore the consequences of imposing robust thermodynamic constraints arising from perturbative Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) when inferring the dense-matter equation-of-state (E…
Probing Quarkyonic Matter in Neutron Stars with the Bayesian Nuclear-Physics Multi-Messenger Astrophysics Framework
Peter T. H. Pang, Lars Sivertsen, Rahul Somasundaram +5
The interior of neutron stars contains matter at the highest densities realized in our Universe. Interestingly, theoretical studies of dense matter, in combination with the existen…
Tabulated Equations of State From Models Informed by Chiral Effective Field Theory
Mark G. Alford, Liam Brodie, Alexander Haber +1
We construct four equation of state (EoS) tables, tabulated over a range of temperatures, densities, and charge fractions, relevant for neutron star applications such as simulation…
Dense Nuclear Matter Equation of State from Heavy-Ion Collisions
Agnieszka Sorensen, Kshitij Agarwal, Kyle W. Brown +133
The nuclear equation of state (EOS) is at the center of numerous theoretical and experimental efforts in nuclear physics. With advances in microscopic theories for nuclear interact…
Auxiliary field diffusion Monte Carlo calculations of magnetic moments of light nuclei with chiral EFT interactions
J. D. Martin, S. J. Novario, D. Lonardoni +3
We calculate the magnetic moments of light nuclei () using the auxiliary field diffusion Monte Carlo method and local two- and three-nucleon forces with electromagnetic cur…
Long Range Plan: Dense matter theory for heavy-ion collisions and neutron stars
Alessandro Lovato, Travis Dore, Robert D. Pisarski +61
Since the release of the 2015 Long Range Plan in Nuclear Physics, major events have occurred that reshaped our understanding of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and nuclear matter at l…
Relativistic mean-field theories for neutron-star physics based on chiral effective field theory
Mark G. Alford, Liam Brodie, Alexander Haber +1
We describe and implement a procedure for determining the couplings of a Relativistic Mean-Field Theory (RMFT) that is optimized for application to neutron star phenomenology. In t…
Perturbative QCD and the Neutron Star Equation of State
Rahul Somasundaram, Ingo Tews, Jérôme Margueron
We construct a physics-agnostic approach to the neutron star (NS) equation of state (EoS) based on a sound speed model, which connects both low-density information from nuclear the…
Nuclear Forces for Precision Nuclear Physics -- a collection of perspectives
Ingo Tews, Zohreh Davoudi, Andreas Ekström +42
This is a collection of perspective pieces contributed by the participants of the Institute of Nuclear Theory's Program on Nuclear Physics for Precision Nuclear Physics which was h…
Investigating Signatures of Phase Transitions in Neutron-Star Cores
Rahul Somasundaram, Ingo Tews, Jérôme Margueron
Neutron stars explore matter at the highest densities in the universe such that their inner cores might undergo a phase transition from hadronic to exotic phases, e.g., quark matte…
Chiral Effective Field Theory's Impact on Advancing Quantum Monte Carlo Methods
I. Tews, D. Lonardoni, S. Gandolfi
Thirty years ago, Steven Weinberg published his seminal paper on "Nuclear Forces from chiral Lagrangians" which has revolutionized the field of theoretical nuclear physics. Nowaday…
Constraining Neutron-Star Matter with Microscopic and Macroscopic Collisions
S. Huth, P. T. H. Pang, I. Tews +8
Interpreting high-energy, astrophysical phenomena, such as supernova explosions or neutron-star collisions, requires a robust understanding of matter at supranuclear densities. How…
A Detailed Examination of Astrophysical Constraints on the Symmetry Energy and the Neutron Skin of Pb with Minimal Modeling Assumptions
Reed Essick, Philippe Landry, Achim Schwenk +1
The symmetry energy and its density dependence are pivotal for many nuclear physics and astrophysics applications, as they determine properties ranging from the neutron-skin thickn…
Astrophysical Constraints on the Symmetry Energy and the Neutron Skin of Pb with Minimal Modeling Assumptions
Reed Essick, Ingo Tews, Philippe Landry +1
The symmetry energy and its density dependence are crucial inputs for many nuclear physics and astrophysics applications, as they determine properties ranging from the neutron-skin…
Local nucleon-nucleon and three-nucleon interactions within chiral effective field theory
Maria Piarulli, Ingo Tews
To obtain an understanding of the structure and reactions of nuclear systems from first principles has been a long-standing goal of nuclear physics. In this respect, few- and many-…
New Ideas in Constraining Nuclear Forces
I. Tews, Z. Davoudi, A. Ekström +2
In recent years, nuclear physics has benefited greatly from the development of powerful ab initio many-body methods and their combination with interactions from chiral effective fi…
Constraining the properties of dense matter and neutron stars by combining nuclear physics and gravitational waves from GW170817
I. Tews, J. Margueron, S. Reddy
Gravitational waves from neutron-star mergers are expected to provide stringent constraints on the structure of neutron stars. At the same time, recent advances in nuclear theory h…
Local chiral EFT potentials in nuclei and neutron matter: results and issues
Diego Lonardoni, Ingo Tews
In recent years, the combination of advanced quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) methods and local interactions derived from chiral effective field theory (EFT) has been shown to provide a v…
Quantum Monte Carlo Methods in Nuclear Physics: Recent Advances
J. E. Lynn, I. Tews, S. Gandolfi +1
In recent years, the combination of precise quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) methods with realistic nuclear interactions and consistent electroweak currents, in particular those construct…