Properties of hyperonic matter in strong magnetic fields
- Department of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071 (China)
We study the effects of strong magnetic fields on the properties of hyperonic matter. We employ the relativistic mean field theory, which is known to provide excellent descriptions of nuclear matter and finite nuclei. The two additional hidden-strangeness mesons, {sigma}* and {phi}, are taken into account, and some reasonable hyperon potentials are used to constrain the meson-hyperon couplings, which reflect the recent developments in hypernuclear physics. It is found that the effects of strong magnetic fields become significant only for magnetic field strength B>5x10{sup 18} G. The threshold densities of hyperons can be significantly altered by strong magnetic fields. The presence of hyperons makes the equation of state (EOS) softer than that in the case without hyperons, and the softening of the EOS becomes less pronounced with increasing magnetic field strength.
- OSTI ID:
- 21199586
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 79, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.79.025803; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2813
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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