Stability of detonation fronts leading to quark-gluon plasma

Abstract

The transition from nuclear matter to quark matter in shock fronts is discussed. The relativistic shock equations are considered and applied to quark-matter production in dependence on the bag constant. The problem of shock splitting is discussed as a possible signature of the phase transition. One-dimensional hydrodynamical calculations for a two-phase system of nuclear matter and quark plasma are presented and compared to results of the shock equations for stable and unstable shock fronts.