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Poonam Jain

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arXiv2026

Revisiting In-Medium QCD Effects on Spin-Polarized Strange Quark Stars

We investigate the properties of exotic Strange Quark Matter with spin polarization and the complex configuration of Strange Quark Stars using a phenomenological MIT Bag Model, enhanced by incorporating a QCD informed running strange quark mass dependent on the chemical potential. The effective mass using quasiparticle approach is utilized to understand the framework of SQM. The resulting Equation of State is constructed for two distinct parameter sets, yielding an energy per baryon below the iron limit for stable configurations and thus supporting the Bodmer Witten Terazawa hypothesis that SQM could be the actual ground state of exotic matter. This framework is then used to address the Tolman Oppenheimer Volkoff equations to study the effect of spin polarization on stellar properties. The model predicts that the maximum stellar mass increases with the degree of spin polarization, a result that diverges from previous constant mass models. Furthermore, the model predictions for mass, radius, and surface redshift are in excellent agreement with observational constraints for the compact object Vela X one. This agreement validates our theoretical approach and strengthens the candidacy of Vela X one as a Strange Quark Star. Overall, the model results highlight the importance of in medium QCD effects in describing dense matter.

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arXiv2026

Thermodynamical analysis of QGP using effective PNJL model with Quasiparticle approach

We study the thermodynamics of the quark-gluon plasma using an effective Two flavor Polyakov Nambu Jona Lasinio (PNJL) model extended by a quasiparticle description for quarks and gluons, incorporating temperature dependent quark masses within the PNJL framework. Two variants, Quasiparticle Model-I and Quasiparticle Model-II, are implemented to investigate bulk thermodynamic observables such as pressure, energy density, entropy density, specific heat, and the speed of sound. The combined framework yields a robust baseline for the description of hot QGP dynamics in the high temperature regime at vanishing chemical potential and zero magnetic field. Systematic comparison with lattice QCD results shows an excellent agreement and clear improvement over conventional PNJL implementations. We observe that both variants complement each other, offering mutually consistent insight into quasiparticle mass effects and medium response in the deconfined phase. This mutual consistency validates the physical foundation of the overall quasiparticle mechanism, reinforcing the credibility of the calculated Equation of State. Finally, the quasiparticle model extension improves PNJL from a descriptive tool to a more qualitative phenomenological approach, enabling an improved description of the strong interacting quark-gluon plasma.

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arXiv2024

Role of time-varying magnetic field on QGP equation of state

The phase diagram of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and its associated thermodynamic properties of quark gluon plasma (QGP) are studied in the presence of time dependent magnetic field. The study plays a pivotal role in the field of cosmology, astrophysics, and heavy ion collisions. In order to explore the structure of quark gluon plasma to deal with the dynamics of quarks and gluons, we investigate the equation of state (EoS) not only in the environment of static magnetic field but also in the presence of time-varying magnetic fields. So, for determining the equation of state of QGP at non zero magnetic fields, we revisited our earlier model where the effect of time varying magnetic field was not taken into consideration. Using the phenomenological model, some appealing features are noticed depending upon the three different scales; effective mass of quark, temperature, and time independent as well as time-dependent magnetic field. Earlier the effective mass of quark was incorporated in our calculations and in the current work, it is modified for static and time-varying magnetic fields. Thermodynamic observables including pressure, energy density, entropy, etc. are calculated for a wide range of temperature and time-dependent as well as time-independent magnetic fields. Finally, we claim that the EoS are highly affected in the presence of a magnetic field. Our results are notable compared to other approaches and found to be advantageous for the measurement of QGP equation of state. These crucial findings with and without time-varying magnetic field could have phenomenological implications in various sectors of high energy physics.

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