The critical energy density for quark-gluon matter formation in nucleus-nucleus collisions at extremely relativistic energies
Abstract
We estimate Tc, μc and ∊c for the transition from hadronic matter to quark-gluon matter. We find that μ = 0 ∊c ≅ 0.6 GeV fm-3 with Tc ≅ 160 MeV, whereas ∊c increases with baryon number density to ∊c ≅ 1.2 GeV fm-3 at μc ≅ 600 MeV for T = 0. Our results are discussed with special emphasis on nucleus-nucleus collisions at extremely relativistic energies.
- Publication:
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Physics Letters B
- Pub Date:
- July 1983
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0370-2693(83)90182-X
- Bibcode:
- 1983PhLB..126..366K