Eur. Phys. J. A (2006) 30: 5-21
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2005-10313-x

Dynamics and Thermodynamics with Nuclear Degrees of Freedom

Modelization of the EOS

¹ Institut für Theoretische Physik der Universität Tübingen, D-72076, Tübingen, Germany
² Sektion Physik der Universität München, D-85748, Garching, Germany

^* e-mail: christian.fuchs@uni-tuebingen.de

Received: 12 December 2005
Accepted: 5 June 2006
Published online: 19 September 2006

Abstract

This paper summarizes theoretical predictions for the density and isospin dependence of the nuclear mean field and the corresponding nuclear equation of state. We compare predictions from microscopic and phenomenological approaches. An application to heavy-ion reactions requires to incorporate these forces into the framework of dynamical transport models. Constraints on the nuclear equation of state derived from finite nuclei and from heavy-ion reactions are discussed.