skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Quark and gluon condensates in isospin matter

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
; ;  [1]
  1. Physics Department, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (China)

By applying the Hellmann-Feynman theorem to a charged pion gas, the quark and gluon condensates at low isospin density are determined by precise pion properties. At intermediate density around f{sub {pi}}{sup 2}m{sub {pi}}, from both the estimation for the dilute pion gas and the calculation with the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model, the quark condensate is strongly and monotonously suppressed, while the gluon condensate is enhanced and can be larger than its vacuum value. This unusual behavior of the gluon condensate is universal for Bose condensed matter of mesons. Our results can be tested by lattice calculations at finite isospin density.

OSTI ID:
21286901
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 79, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.79.045205; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2813
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Quark and gluon condensates in nuclear matter
Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States) · OSTI ID:21286901

Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model description of weakly interacting Bose condensate and BEC-BCS crossover in dense QCD-like theories
Journal Article · Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields · OSTI ID:21286901

Gluon condensate in a pion superfluid beyond the mean-field approximation
Journal Article · Tue Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics · OSTI ID:21286901