Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Physics
Journal Title
Physical Review C
Pub Date
2009
Volume
79
Issue
4
Abstract
We investigate the possibility and consequences of phase transitions from an equation of state (EOS) describing nucleons and hyperons interacting via mean fields of sigma, omega, and rho mesons in the recently improved quark-meson coupling (QMC) model to an EOS describing a Fermi gas of quarks in an MIT bag. The transition to a mixed phase of baryons and deconfined quarks, and subsequently to a pure deconfined quark phase, is described using the method of Glendenning. The overall EOS for the three phases is calculated for various scenarios and used to calculate stellar solutions using the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equations. The results are compared with recent experimental data, and the validity of each case is discussed with consequences for determining the species content of the interior of neutron stars.
Recommended Citation
Carroll, J. D.; Leinweber, D. B.; Williams, A. G.; and Thomas, A. W., Phase transition from quark-meson coupling hyperonic matter to deconfined quark matter (2009). Physical Review C, 79(4).
10.1103/PhysRevC.79.045810
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevC.79.045810
