2000/11/15 by K. A. Bugaev, K.A. Bugaev, M. I. Gorenstein +4 · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Nuclear physics research studies #Statistical Mechanics and Entropy #Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(00)01374-5
published as Phys.Lett. B498 (2001) 144-148 · 4 figures
arxiv created 2000/11/15 · openalex publication_date 2001/01/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
An exact analytical solution of the statistical multifragmentation model is found in thermodynamic limit. The model exhibits a 1-st order phase transition of the liquid-gas type. The mixed phase region of the phase diagram, where the gas of nuclear fragments coexists with the infinite liquid condensate, is unambiguously identified. The peculiar thermodynamic properties of the model near the boundary between the mixed phase and the pure gaseous phase are studied. The results for the caloric curve and specific heat are presented and a physical picture of the nuclear liquid-gas phase transition is clarified.