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Interpretation of e+e− peaks in heavy-ion collisions as a Lee-Wick phase transition

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We suggest that the e+e− lines seen in heavy-ion collisions are a manifestation of an inhomogeneous Lee-Wick phase transition to abnormal matter, initiated by the presence of the supercritical electric field generated by the heavy-ion collision.

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  1. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Philosophenweg 19, D-6900, Heidelberg 1, West Germany

    S. P. Klevansky

  2. Physik-Department (T30), Technische Universität München, D-8046, Garching, West Germany

    R. H. Lemmer

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Klevansky, S.P., Lemmer, R.H. Interpretation of e+e− peaks in heavy-ion collisions as a Lee-Wick phase transition. Nuov Cim A 103, 941–947 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02799238

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