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arxiv: 2606.10797 · v1 · pith:YATYPS4Hnew · submitted 2026-06-09 · ✦ hep-ph

Magnetic Moment of Octet Baryons in Isospin Asymmetric Magnetized Strange Matter

Akshada Waman , Priyanshi , Suneel Dutt , Harleen Dahiya , Arvind Kumar This is my paper

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keywords magnetic momentsoctet baryonsstrange hadronic matterexternal magnetic fieldDirac sea effectmagnetic catalysisquark mean field model
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Dirac sea effects cause octet baryon effective masses to increase monotonically with magnetic field at finite temperature.

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The paper examines magnetic moments of octet baryons in isospin asymmetric strange hadronic matter under strong external magnetic fields by combining the chiral SU(3) quark mean field model with the chiral constituent quark model. It establishes that including Dirac sea contributions at finite temperature produces magnetic catalysis through enhanced scalar condensates as the field strength grows. This leads directly to a monotonic rise in the effective masses of the baryons. The work underscores the necessity of vacuum polarization for electromagnetic properties in magnetized matter relevant to heavy-ion collisions and compact stars.

Core claim

Within the unified CQMF plus χCQM framework, the Dirac sea effect at finite temperature induces magnetic catalysis that enhances scalar condensates with rising magnetic field strength, producing a monotonic increase in the effective masses of octet baryons.

What carries the argument

The unified theoretical framework obtained by combining the chiral SU(3) quark mean field (CQMF) model with the chiral constituent quark (χCQM) model, with explicit inclusion of Dirac sea effects.

If this is right

  • Magnetic moments of octet baryons must be recomputed with the field-dependent effective masses that result from the Dirac sea contribution.
  • Vacuum polarization effects become essential for any electromagnetic observable of baryons in strongly magnetized strange matter.
  • The mass increase affects the thermodynamic and transport properties of the medium in environments with strong magnetic fields.
  • Results apply directly to modeling baryon behavior in heavy-ion collision fireballs and in the interiors of magnetized compact stars.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same framework could be used to predict how magnetic moments themselves vary with field strength once the mass shift is included.
  • The monotonic mass growth may alter the equation of state and stability criteria for magnetized neutron stars containing strange matter.
  • Lattice QCD simulations with background magnetic fields at finite temperature could provide an independent check on the predicted mass increase.

Load-bearing premise

The combined CQMF and χCQM model correctly describes the electromagnetic properties of baryons in isospin asymmetric strange hadronic matter under strong external magnetic fields.

What would settle it

A calculation or measurement showing that effective masses of octet baryons do not increase or instead decrease with rising magnetic field strength at finite temperature in isospin asymmetric strange matter would disprove the central claim.

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read the original abstract

We investigate the magnetic moments of octet baryons in isospin asymmetric strange hadronic matter under strong external magnetic fields within a unified theoretical framework by combining the chiral SU(3) quark mean field (CQMF) model with the chiral constituent quark ($\chi$CQM) model. At finite temperature, the inclusion of Dirac sea (DS) effect leads to magnetic catalysis attributing to the enhancement of scalar condensates with increasing magnetic field strength. As a consequence, the effective masses of the octet baryons exhibit a monotonic increase as a function of magnetic field. The results highlight the crucial role of vacuum polarization effects in determining the electromagnetic properties of baryons in strongly magnetized matter having relevance in heavy-ion collision and compact stars.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper investigates the magnetic moments of octet baryons in isospin asymmetric strange hadronic matter under strong external magnetic fields using a unified framework that combines the chiral SU(3) quark mean field (CQMF) model with the chiral constituent quark (χCQM) model. At finite temperature, inclusion of Dirac sea effects produces magnetic catalysis via enhancement of scalar condensates with increasing magnetic field, leading to a monotonic increase in the effective masses of the octet baryons; the work emphasizes the role of vacuum polarization in determining electromagnetic properties relevant to heavy-ion collisions and compact stars.

Significance. If the central result on monotonic mass increase due to Dirac sea contributions holds, the manuscript provides a concrete illustration of magnetic catalysis within an effective quark model for isospin-asymmetric strange matter. The CQMF+χCQM construction supplies an internally consistent treatment of the asymmetric case and generates falsifiable predictions for baryon magnetic moments under strong fields, which is a strength for applications to compact stars and heavy-ion environments.

minor comments (2)
  1. The abstract states the monotonic increase in effective masses but does not quote the specific temperature range, magnetic field interval, or parameter values (e.g., from CQMF or χCQM) used to obtain the result; adding these in §3 or a dedicated results section would improve reproducibility.
  2. Notation for the combined CQMF+χCQM framework is introduced without an explicit equation defining how the Dirac sea contribution is added to the effective mass formula; a short derivation or reference to the relevant equation would clarify the origin of the catalysis effect.

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We thank the referee for their positive assessment of our manuscript and the recommendation for minor revision. The referee's summary accurately captures our central results on the role of Dirac sea effects in producing magnetic catalysis and the resulting monotonic increase in octet baryon effective masses within the combined CQMF+χCQM framework for isospin-asymmetric strange matter.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity detected

full rationale

The provided abstract and context describe a combined CQMF + χCQM effective model whose central result (monotonic rise in effective baryon masses from Dirac-sea magnetic catalysis at finite T) follows directly from the model's vacuum-polarization terms. No quoted equations or steps reduce a claimed prediction to a fitted input by construction, nor does any load-bearing premise rest solely on an unverified self-citation chain. The framework is presented as internally consistent for the isospin-asymmetric case; the derivation remains self-contained within standard effective-model assumptions and does not exhibit the enumerated circularity patterns.

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Abstract-only review supplies no explicit free parameters, axioms, or invented entities; all such elements would reside in the unreviewed model implementations.

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