2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/40685Recent finite-temperature QCD lattice data are analyzed within a quasiparticle model, and extrapolated to nonzero chemical potential. Determined by the chiral transition temperature, the resulting equation of state of charge neutral, $β$-stable deconfined matter limits the mass and the size of quark stars.4 pages with figs (v2: minor grammatical changes)High Energy Physics - PhenomenologyAstrophysicstext