Quark-hadron and chiral transitions and their relation to the early universe

David N. Schramm, Keith A. Olive

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Abstract

A review is made of the relation of the quark-hadron and chiral symmetry transitions and the big bang universe. Possible signatures at de-confinement are mentioned and related to cosmology. It is noted that to produce surviving perturbations at this epoch requires black hole production which in turn would require a first-order phase transition. The effect of a quark matter phase in neutron stars is also discussed and related to monopole flux limits through its role in cooling.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)289-300
Number of pages12
JournalNuclear Physics, Section A
Volume418
Issue numberC
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 23 1984

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