Pairing field symmetries in relativistic asymmetric nuclear matter

• Grant number: 07/01763-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: February 01, 2008
• End date: May 31, 2009
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Nuclear Physics
• Principal Investigator: Brett Vern Carlson
• Grantee: Alex Sander da Costa Quadros
• Host Institution: Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA). Ministério da Defesa (Brasil). São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The goal of this project is to determine the simplest, yet still general form of the pairing field in a relativistic model of asymmetric nuclear matter, taking into account the algebra associated with the complex value of the field, the (broken) isopsin symmetry and the algebra of Dirac matrices. With this study, we hope to determine if pairing configurations other than those already found exist, in particular, if isovector n-p pairing modes exist.