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Wednesday·November 26, 2025

10 papers—5 primary·5 cross-listed

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  1. 01

    [Submitted on 24 Nov 2025]

    Relaxation of a single-particle excitation in a Fermi system within the diffusion approximation of kinetic theory

    Sergiy V. Lukyanov

    The time evolution of the Wigner distribution function for a single-particle excitation in a Fermi system was studied within the framework of the diffusion approximation of kinetic theory by numerically solving a nonlinear diffusion equation with constant kinetic coefficients. A method was proposed to separate the dissipative processes into contributions from the relaxation of the single-particle excitation and from the relaxation of the nuclear core, with a distinct relaxation time introduced for each process. The influence of the diffusion and drift coefficients on the characteristic relaxation time scale was analyzed. It was found that the resulting relaxation times exhibit a discrepancy relative to the kinetic coefficient estimates known from previous studies.

    Comments:
    7 pages, 5 figures. Published version
    Subjects:
    Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
    arXiv:
    2511.19689 [pdf]
    PRC(2026)·2 citations
  2. 02

    [Submitted on 25 Nov 2025]

    Covariant equations of motion of massive spinning particles in a background Yang-Mills field

    Jie Zhou🇨🇳 · Ying Shan Zhao🇨🇳 · Yifeng Sun🇨🇳

    The dynamics of a spinning colored particle in a background non-Abelian Yang-Mills field is of broad interest in many areas of physics. A physically important application arises in relativistic heavy-ion collisions, where hard probes such as heavy quarks and jets propagate through the strong early-time classical color fields collectively referred to as the glasma. The standard framework for describing the classical dynamics of colored particles in a background Yang-Mills field is provided by the Wong equations, but it does not incorporate spin degrees of freedom. Although several extensions of the Wong equations have been proposed to include spin, they generally fail to satisfy all the necessary requirements simultaneously, such as Lorentz covariance, allowance for an arbitrary chromomagnetic moment, and preservation of the required physical constraints. In this work, we extend the framework of a relativistic classical spinning particle in an electromagnetic field to describe spin-1/2 quarks propagating in a generic background non-Abelian Yang-Mills field. By systematically applying the Dirac-Bergmann algorithm, we derive a self-consistent set of equations of motion for the particle's coordinates, momenta, spin, and color charge that satisfies all these requirements. This formalism provides a more complete and physically consistent description of spinning colored particles in background Yang-Mills fields, and offers a suitable framework for studying momentum diffusion and spin polarization phenomena of hard probes in heavy-ion collisions, particularly in the glasma.

    Comments:
    14 pages
    Subjects:
    Nuclear Theory (nucl-th); High Energy Physics — Theory (hep-th)
    arXiv:
    2511.20083 [pdf]
    PRD(2026)·2 citations
  3. 03

    [Submitted on 25 Nov 2025]

    Discrete non-orthogonal shell model for nuclear structure: Towards heavy elements

    Duy-Duc Dao🇫🇷 · Frédéric Nowacki🇫🇷

    We present recent developments of the Discrete Non-Orthogonal Shell Model (DNO-SM) for nuclear structure studies far from stability. Exact shell-model solutions are obtained for typical open-shell light sd and pf nuclei using non-orthogonal Slater determinants consistently derived from the variation after projection approach. The latter represents a powerful method to include correlations from particle-hole excitations. Applications to proton-rich nuclei at the NZ line show the important role of these correlations to probe the structure transition in the Mo isotopes. We finally present a first complete description of low-lying spectroscopy in the superheavy 254 No, reproducing excellently various band structures and isomers in this challenging nucleus.

    Comments:
    7 pages, 4 figures, presented at the n14th International Spring Seminar on Nuclear Physics "Cutting-Edge Developments in Nuclear Structure Physics", May 19-23th, 2025
    Subjects:
    Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
    arXiv:
    2511.20247 [pdf]
    EPJ Web Conf.(2025)·1 citation
  4. 04

    [Submitted on 25 Nov 2025]

    Toward a Unified Understanding of the Dense Matter Equation of State

    Kshitij Agarwal🇮🇹 · Johannes Jahan🇺🇸 · Behruz Kardan🇩🇪 · Peter T. H. Pang🇳🇱 · Tom Reichert🇺🇸 · Alexandra C. Semposki🇺🇸

    Efforts to understand the equation of state (EOS) of dense nuclear matter at supra-saturation densities have grown more sophisticated over the past decade, driven by a surge in high-precision data from both terrestrial experiments and astrophysical observations. While for the former, heavy-ion collisions (HIC) represent a unique opportunity to constrain the EOS in a controlled laboratory setting, the latter can be precisely probed thanks to the advent of multi-messenger astronomy (MMA). However, as we move away from understanding drawn from individual sources and limited statistics to the era of precision physics with improved datasets, the need for a systematic way to combine them becomes clear. In this article, we trace the individual methods for extracting the EOS both for HIC and MMA. We then review the current state-of-the-art collaborative efforts to combine these individual sources of information, focusing on: the Nuclear Physics and Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (NMMA) framework, which relies on Bayesian inference methods; the Modular Unified Solver for the Equation of State (MUSES) calculation engine, which integrates EOS priors with HIC data and produces predictions for key neutron star properties; and the Bayesian Analysis of Nuclear Dynamics (BAND) framework, which uses cutting-edge Bayesian methods to produce reliable and trustworthy predictions for nuclear and astrophysical problems. We highlight the scientific advances with respect to the EOS and neutron star properties made possible by each framework and outline the remaining challenges that must be addressed to build a coherent, predictive picture of dense nuclear matter across all relevant regimes. We conclude with a detailed discussion of how these frameworks might be integrated with each other to form a unified workflow for future EOS predictions.

    Comments:
    69 pages, 17 figures, Review prepared for European Physics Journal Special Topics (EPJ-ST) titled "Exploring Dense Nuclear Matter". v2 as published in EPJ-ST after peer-review
    Subjects:
    Nuclear Theory (nucl-th); High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE); Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR); General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc); Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
    arXiv:
    2511.20378 [pdf]
    6 citations
  5. 05

    [Submitted on 25 Nov 2025]

    Anisotropic flows in Au+Au collisions at with a Skyrme pseudopotential

    Xin Li🇨🇳 · Si-Pei Wang🇨🇳 · Rui Wang🇮🇹 · Zhen Zhang🇨🇳 · Jie Pu🇨🇳 · Chun-Wang Ma🇨🇳 · Lie-Wen Chen🇨🇳

    Within the framework of the lattice Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck transport model, we present a systematic study of proton anisotropic flow observables measured by the HADES collaboration, by utilizing the recently developed density-, momentum- and isospin-dependent NLO Skyrme pseudopotential. In particular, we investigate the impacts of the momentum dependence of nucleon mean-field potentials, the stiffness of symmetric nuclear matter (SNM) EOS, the high-density behaviors of the symmetry energy and the in-medium modification of nucleon-nucleon elastic cross sections on proton , , , and in Au+Au collisions at . Our results show that the proton anisotropic flows are strongly sensitive to the momentum dependence of nucleon mean-field potential as well as the incompressibility coefficient of SNM. In addition, the transverse momentum dependence of the proton exhibits a modest sensitivity to the higher-order skewness coefficient and kurtosis coefficient of SNM as well as the momentum dependence of the symmetry potential, while the transverse momentum dependence of the proton is shown to modestly depend on the in-medium modification of nucleon-nucleon elastic cross sections. Moreover, the high-density symmetry energy seems to have limited effects on the proton anisotropic flows. These findings highlight the necessity of considering the momentum dependence of nucleon mean-field potentials including the symmetry potential, the higher-order characteristic parameters of SNM EOS beyond , and the in-medium modification of nucleon-nucleon elastic cross sections, in future Bayesian transport model analyses on proton anisotropic flows in heavy-ion collisions at HADES energies, thereby to extract information on nuclear matter EOS as well as the associated underlying nuclear effective interactions.

    Comments:
    20 pages, 10 figures, 2 tables. Title modified and discussions added. Accepted version to appear in PRC
    Subjects:
    Nuclear Theory (nucl-th); High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE); High Energy Physics — Phenomenology (hep-ph); Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
    arXiv:
    2511.20387 [pdf]
    PRC(2026)·1 citation

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