Quark-hadron phase transition in a magnetic field

Abstract

Quark-hadron phase transition in QCD in the presence of magnetic field is studied. It is shown that both the temperature of a phase transition and latent heat decrease compared to the case of zero magnetic field. The phase diagram in the plane temperature--magnetic field is presented. Critical point, T_\ast=104 MeV, \sqrt{eH_\ast}=600 MeV, for which the latent heat goes to zero, is found.

10 pages, 2 figures. v2: new discussion and references added; version to appear in Phys.Lett.B

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