https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2012-12181-7
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
The impact of charge symmetry and charge independence breaking on the properties of neutrons and protons in isospin-asymmetric nuclear matter
Physics Department, University of Idaho, ID 83844-0903, Moscow, USA
* e-mail: fsammarr@uidaho.edu
Received:
6
October
2012
Revised:
5
November
2012
Accepted:
6
November
2012
Published online:
10
December
2012
We investigate the effects of charge independence and charge symmetry breaking in neutron-rich matter. We consider neutron and proton properties in isospin-asymmetric matter at normal densities as well as the high-density neutron matter equation of state and the bulk properties of neutron stars. We find charge symmetry and charge independence breaking effects to be very small.
© SIF, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2012
