2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/186884We study the equation of state of quark matter at finite temperature, using a confinement model in which chiral symmetry remains broken in the deconfined phase. Implications for type II supernova explosion and for the structure and evolution of the proto-neutron star are discussed.RevTeX file + 5 postscript figuresAstrophysicsNuclear Theorytext