Phase transition from quark-meson coupling hyperonic matter to deconfined quark matter

TL;DR

This paper explores phase transitions in dense matter from hyperonic to deconfined quark matter using an improved quark-meson coupling model, analyzing implications for neutron star interiors and comparing with experimental data.

Contribution

It introduces a detailed analysis of phase transitions from hyperonic matter to quark matter within the QMC model using Glendenning's method, extending understanding of neutron star composition.

Findings

Identified conditions for phase transitions in neutron star matter.

Calculated equations of state for different phases and scenarios.

Compared theoretical models with experimental data on dense matter.

Abstract

We investigate the possibility and consequences of phase transitions from an equation of state (EOS) describing nucleons and hyperons interacting via mean fields of sigma, omega, and rho mesons in the recently improved quark-meson coupling (QMC) model to an EOS describing a Fermi gas of quarks in an MIT bag. The transition to a mixed phase of baryons and deconfined quarks, and subsequently to a pure deconfined quark phase, is described using the method of Glendenning. The overall EOS for the three phases is calculated for various scenarios and used to calculate stellar solutions using the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equations. The results are compared with recent experimental data, and the validity of each case is discussed with consequences for determining the species content of the interior of neutron stars.