Revealing the strength of three-nucleon interactions with the Einstein Telescope [HEAP]

http://arxiv.org/abs/2303.11201


Three-nucleon forces are crucial for the accurate description of nuclear systems, including dense matter probed in neutron stars. We explore nuclear Hamiltonians that reproduce two-nucleon scattering data and properties of light nuclei, but differ in the three-nucleon interactions among neutrons. While no significantly improved constraints can be obtained from current astrophysical data, we show that observations of neutron star mergers by next-generation detectors like the proposed Einstein Telescope could provide strong evidence to distinguish between these Hamiltonians.

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H. Rose, N. Kunert, T. Dietrich, et. al.
Tue, 21 Mar 23
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