Quark matter nucleation in hot hadronic matter

• Published in: Physics letters. B Vol. 680; no. 5; pp. 448 - 452
• Main Authors: Bombaci, I., Logoteta, D., Panda, P.K., Providência, C., Vidaña, I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 12.10.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Dense matter; Elementary particles; Exact sciences and technology; neutron; Nuclear physics; Physics; Stars; The physics of elementary particles and fields; Dense matter; 26.60.+c; 25.75.Nq; 97.60.Jd; Stars; Elementary particles; Neutron stars; Nucleation; Quarks; Critical mass; Phase transitions; Baryons; Protostars; Hadrons; Quark matter; Stellar mass; First order; Quark star; Critical temperature

We study the quark deconfinement phase transition in hot β-stable hadronic matter. Assuming a first order phase transition, we calculate the enthalpy per baryon of the hadron–quark phase transition. We calculate and compare the nucleation rate and the nucleation time due to thermal and quantum nucle...