# Nuclear thermodynamics with isospin degree of freedom: from first results to future possibilities with A and Z identification arrays

## TL;DR

This paper explores nuclear thermodynamics with isospin degrees of freedom, focusing on phase transition dynamics and the potential for new signatures, aiming to extend understanding beyond previous isospin-agnostic studies.

## Contribution

It introduces the study of isospin effects in nuclear phase transitions, highlighting the need to understand their influence on spinodal instabilities and transition signatures.

## Key findings

- Evidence of liquid-gas phase transition in nuclear matter
- Initial results on isospin effects in phase transition dynamics
- Discussion of future experimental possibilities with A and Z identification arrays

## Abstract

Nuclear thermodynamics studies evidenced the existence of a first order phase transition, namely of the liquid-gas type, without paying attention to the isospin degree of freedom. On the other hand, only few results with the introduction of the isospin variable have been so far obtained. Moreover above all a key question remains. It concerns the origin of the dynamics of the phase transition: spinodal instabilities or not with possible consequences and new signatures related to the introduction of the isospin variable.