Liquid-gas phase transition in nuclear multifragmentation
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The equation of state of nuclear matter suggests that at suitable beam energies the disassembling hot system formed in heavy ion collisions will pass through a liquid-gas coexistence region. Searching for the signatures of the phase transition has been a very important focal point of experimental endeavours in heavy ion collisions, in the last fifteen years. Simultaneously theoretical models have been developed to provide information about the equation of state and reaction mechanisms consistent with the experimental observables. This article is a review of this endeavour.
63 pages, 27 figures, submitted to Adv. Nucl. Phys. Some typos corrected, minor text changes
63 pages, 27 figures, submitted to Adv. Nucl. Phys. Some typos corrected, minor text changes