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First order phase transition in the quark matter

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We investigate chiral phase transition of the first order in the quark matter. Using the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model, an equation of state of the quark matter which is similar to the van der Waals' one is obtained. Moreover the specific heat and the compressibility are calculated. It is shown that they are enhanced in the symmetry broken phase, in particular diverge near the tricritical point.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0411199,
  title  = {First order phase transition in the quark matter},
  author = {Masaharu Iwasaki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0411199},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages, 7 figures

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