Liquid–Gas phase transition in nuclei

B. Borderie (1) , J.D. Frankland (2)

1 IPNO - Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay
2 GANIL - Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds

This review article takes stock of the progress made in understanding the phase transition in hot nuclei and highlights the coherence of observed signatures.

Mots clés: First order phase transition; Non additive systems; Ensemble inequivalence; Multifragmentation; Phase transitions in finite systems; Hot nuclei

Domaines: Physique Nucléaire Théorique [nucl-th]

B. Borderie, J.D. Frankland. Liquid–Gas phase transition in nuclei. Prog.Part.Nucl.Phys., 2019, 105, pp.82-138. ⟨10.1016/j.ppnp.2018.12.002⟩. ⟨hal-02058352⟩