Speaker
Kamil Sokołowski
(University of Wroclaw)
Description
Pions play an essential role in the strong interactions experienced by nucleons, the main components of the nuclear matter occurring in neutron stars or supernova explosions. The main problem regarding pions is how to implement them in the equations of state to properly incorporate the additional pion abundance, pressure, energy, and potential occurrence of the pion condensate. In my talk, I will address some of these issues based on the description of pions within the Hartree approximation (also known as the Walecka model) to see how the equations of state are modified when one includes these mesons.
Primary author
Kamil Sokołowski
(University of Wroclaw)