Entropy of expanding QCD matter
arXiv:hep-ph/0607079 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2007.04.057
Abstract
Using the lattice QCD equation of state for an isentropically expanding fireball we follow the evolution of the effective number of particles in an ideal gas pV/T. This number reduces roughly to its third around the crossover temperature, which helps to circumvent the entropy obstacle inherent in quark coalescence models of the hadronization.
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