Published June 2010 | Version v1
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Many-body approach for quartet condensation in strong coupling

  • 1. Universite Paris-Sud, Orsay F-91505, France Laboratoire de Physique et Modelisation des Milieux Condenses, CNRS, and Universite Joseph Fourier, 25 Avenue des Martyrs, Boite Postale 166, F-38042 Grenoble Cedex 9 (France) and Groupe de Physique Theorique Institut de Physique Nucleaire, F-91406 Orsay Cedex (France)
  • 2. Institut de Physique Nucleaire, CNRS, UMR 8608, Orsay F-91406 (France)
  • 3. Institut fuer Physik, Universitaet Rostock, D-18051 Rostock (Germany)

Description

The theory for condensation of higher fermionic clusters is developed. Fully self-consistent nonlinear equations for the quartet order parameter in strongly coupled fermionic systems are established and solved. The breakdown of the quasiparticle picture is pointed out. Derivation of numerically tractable approximation is described. The momentum projected factorization ansatz for the order parameter is employed. As a definite example, the condensation of α particles in nuclear matter is worked out.

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Journal Title
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
81
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 064310-064310.17
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCAN

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