Temperature Effects on the Equation of State and Symmetry Energy at Low and High Densities

Abstract

Thermal properties of symmetric nuclear matter and pure neutron matter are studied in a selfconsistent Green’s function and Brueckner–Hartree–Fock approaches with the inclusion of the contact interaction using CDBONN potential. Also we investigate the temperature dependence of the symmetry energy. The symmetry energy at fixed density is found to generally decrease with temperature. The temperature effects on the nuclear matter symmetry energy are found to be stronger at lower densities while become much weaker at higher densities. The results of several microscopic approaches are compared. Also the results are compared with recent experimental data. There is good agreement between the experimental symmetry energy and those calculated in the Brueckner–Hartree–Fock approach.