The phase diagram in $T-\mu-N_c$ space

TL;DR

This paper explores the complex phase diagram of hadronic matter across varying temperature, density, and number of colors, revealing potential new phase transitions and their implications.

Contribution

It introduces an analysis of the hadronic matter phase diagram in a three-dimensional parameter space, highlighting novel phase transitions related to changing the number of colors.

Findings

Identification of new possible phase transitions

Analysis of the phase diagram in extended parameter space

Insights into the behavior of hadronic matter under varied conditions

Abstract

We examine the phase diagram of hadronic matter when the number of colors, as well as temperature and density, are varied. We show that in this regime several new phase transitions are possible, and we examine issues related to these transitions.