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Hadronization of expanding QGP

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We discuss how the dynamics of an exploding hot fireball of quark-gluon matter impacts the actual phase transition conditions between the deconfined and confined state of matter. We survey the chemical conditions prevailing at hadronization.

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Rafelski, J., Letessier, J. Hadronization of expanding QGP. Eur. Phys. J. A 29, 107–111 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2005-10307-8

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