Hot and dense matter in compact stars [Elektronische Ressource] : from nuclei to quarks / put forward by Matthias Hempel

Hot and Dense Matter in CompactStars – From Nuclei to QuarksDissertationsubmitted to theCombined Faculties of the Natural Sciences and Mathematicsof the Ruperto-Carola-University of Heidelberg, Germanyfor the degree ofDoctor of Natural Sciencesput forward byMatthias Hempelborn in Frankfurt am Main, GermanyOral examination date: 19.10.2010Referees: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schaffner-BielichProf. Dr. Matthias BartelmannDissertationsubmitted to theCombined Faculties of the Natural Sciences and Mathematicsof the Ruperto-Carola-University of Heidelberg, Germanyfor the degree ofDoctor of Natural Sciencesput forward byMatthias Hempelborn in Frankfurt am Main, GermanyOral examination date: 19.10.2010Hot and Dense Matter in CompactStars – From Nuclei to QuarksReferees: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schaffner-BielichProf. Dr. Matthias BartelmanniAbstractHotandDenseMatterinCompactStars–FromNucleitoQuarksThis dissertation deals with the equation of state ofhot and dense mat-ter in compact stars, with special focus on first order phase transitions.A general classification of first order phase transitions is given and theproperties of mixed phases are discussed. Aspects of nucleation andthe role of local constraints are investigated. The derived theoreticalconcepts are applied to matter in neutron stars and supernovae, in thehadron-quark and the liquid-gas phase transition.