Ferromagnetic instabilities in neutron matter at finite temperature with the Gogny interaction

Abstract

The properties of spin-polarized neutron matter are studied both at zero and finite temperature using the D1 and the D1P parametrizations of the Gogny interaction. The results show two different behaviors: whereas the D1P force exhibits a ferromagnetic transition at a density of ρc∼1.31fm-3 whose onset increases with temperature, no sign of such a transition is found for D1 at any density and temperature, in agreement with recent microscopic calculations. © 2006 The American Physical Society.