Abstract
Quark mass dependence of the equation of state (EOS) for nucleonic matter is investigated, on the basis of the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock method with the nucleon-nucleon interaction extracted from lattice QCD simulations. We observe saturation of nuclear matter at the lightest available quark mass corresponding to the pseudoscalar meson mass 469 MeV. Mass-radius relation of the neutron stars is also studied with the EOS for neutron-star matter from the same nuclear force in lattice QCD. We observe that the EOS becomes stiffer and thus the maximum mass of neutron star increases as the quark mass decreases toward the physical point.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 112503 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 111 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 13 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)