Isospin and momentum dependence of liquid-gas phase transition in hot asymmetric nuclear matter

Abstract

The liquid-gas phase transition in hot neutron-rich nuclear matter is investigated within a self-consistent thermal model using different interactions with or without isospin and/or momentum dependence. The boundary of the phase-coexistence region is shown to be sensitive to the density dependence of the nuclear symmetry energy as well as the isospin and momentum dependence of the nuclear interaction.

10 pages, 2 figures. Talk given at the International workshop on nuclear dynamics in heavy-ion reactions and neutron stars, July 10-14, Beijing, China