QUARK AND GLUON CONDENSATES IN THE QUARK–MESON COUPLING MODEL

Abstract

Using the quark–meson coupling (QMC) model, we study the density dependence of the quark and gluon condensates in nuclear matter. We show that the change of the quark condensate is mainly driven by the scalar field in the medium and that the reduction of the quark condensate is suppressed at high density, even in the mean-field approximation. The gluon condensate decreases by 4–6% at nuclear saturation density. We also give a simple relationship between the change of the quark condensate and that of a hadron mass in the medium.