4 papers
Robust Finite-Momentum Instabilities in Dense Matter
André G. da Silva, Ricardo L. S. Farias, Theo Motta +1
The predicted extent of inhomogeneous chiral phases in effective models of quantum chromodynamics is notoriously sensitive to ultraviolet regularization. We show that this sensitiv…
Hyperon-Induced Inhomogeneous Pion Condensation and Moat Regimes in Neutron Star Cores
Theo F. Motta, Randall H. V. Pradinett, Gastão Krein
We perform a stability analysis of the homogeneous ground state of nuclear matter against inhomogeneous perturbations of the pion condensate. In -equilibrium, restricting the b…
The Quark Structure of the Nucleon and Moat Regimes in Nuclear Matter
Theo F. Motta, Gastão Krein
We employ a model of nuclear structure that takes into account the quark substructure of the baryons to understand the behavior of static two-point correlation functions of meson f…
Crystalline Phases in QCD
Theo F. Motta
For decades now, low-energy models of QCD have shown indications that a crystalline quark phase could be stable at high chemical potentials. Beyond models, however, there are numer…