Observation of First-Order Phase Transition?

• Low E*: Liquid-like T ~ E*1/2

• High E*: Gas-like T ~ E*

• 1st order transition:Liquid-gas coexistenceTemperature does not change in phase mixture while liquid is converted to vapor.

• Analogy: Boiling of water

J.Pochodzalla et al. (ALADIN), Phys. Rev. Lett. 75,1040 (1995)

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