Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Parametrized nucleon density distributions are widely employed for the calculation of the properties of atomic nuclei and dense inhomogeneous matter in compact stars within the Thomas±Fermi method and its extensions.We show that the use of insufficiently smooth parametrizations may deteriorate the accuracy of this method.We discuss and clarify the smoothness condition using the example of the so-called `nuclear pasta' in the neutron star mantle.
Source: Physics-Uspekhi
Institutions: Ioffe Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Awards: G3691776527, G5527417020
OpenAlex ID: W4404368700