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Deconfined, Massive Quark Phase at High Density and Compact Stars: A Holographic Study
- Source :
- Phys. Rev. D 101, 126005 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- In Hoyos et al. (arXiv:1603.02943) a holographic D3/D7 system was used to describe a deconfined yet massive quark phase of QCD at finite density, concluding that the equation of state of such a phase was not stiff enough to support exotic dense stars. That analysis used a hard quark mass to represent the dynamical mass and assumed a conformal gauge background. Here we phenomenologically adjust the D3/D7 system to include a running anomalous dimension for the quark condensate. This introduces a dynamical mechanism for chiral symmetry breaking yet the model still has a deconfined massive phase at intermediate densities. We show that these systems, dependent on the running profile in the deep IR, generate much stiffer equations of state and non-monotonic behaviour in the speed of sound. The results suggest that these equations of state may be closer to supporting hybrid stars with quark cores.<br />Comment: 13 pages, 16 figures, added discussion
- Subjects :
- High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Nuclear Theory
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Phys. Rev. D 101, 126005 (2020)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1911.12705
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.101.126005