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Vector meson propagation in dense matter

B. Friman

nucl-tharXiv:nucl-th/9801053

Abstract

The properties of vector mesons in nuclear matter are discussed. Results for the momentum dependence of the ρ-meson self energy in matter due to ρN interactions are presented, and consequences for the production rate of e+e- pairs in hot and dense matter are discussed. I also examine the constraints imposed by elementary processes on the widths of ρ and ω mesons in nuclear matter, and conclude that in recent models the in-medium widths of these mesons are overestimated.

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