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Quark matter at finite temperature and proto-quark stars with the axion effects in SU(3) Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model

Peng-Cheng Chu·Jiao-Jiao Wang·Ke Liu·Peng Wu·Yu-Heng Liu·He Liu·Hong-Ming Liu·Xiao-Hua Li·Min Ju·Xu-Hao Wu·Ying Zhou
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We investigate the thermodynamical properties of strange quark matter (SQM) and proto-quark stars (PQSs) within the SU(3) Nambu-Jona-Lasinio (NJL) model at finite temperature, specifically incorporating the effects of axion fields and vector interactions. Our results demonstrate that these interactions significantly influence the equation of state (EoS), constituent quark masses, entropy density, and the maximum star mass of PQSs at the isentropic stages along the star evolution line. Furthermore, we reveal a distinct thermodynamic signature in the early evolution: the presence of trapped neutrinos leads to a substantial increase in electron number density while simultaneously suppressing the core temperature compared to the neutrino-free case. These findings may highlight the crucial role of the axion effects, flavor-dependent vector interactions, and particle composition in determining the observable properties of compact stars at finite temperature.

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Peng-Cheng Chu, Jiao-Jiao Wang, Ke Liu, Peng Wu, Yu-Heng Liu, He Liu, Hong-Ming Liu, Xiao-Hua Li, Min Ju, Xu-Hao Wu, Ying Zhou. 2026-08-07. Quark matter at finite temperature and proto-quark stars with the axion effects in SU(3) Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.06024

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