Numerical study of the hadron-quark mixed phase Original Research Article

The Coulomb screening effect and the finite-size effect such as surface tension are figured out in the hadron-quark deconfinement phase transition. We study the mixed phase of the quark droplets immersed in hadron matter. We see that the droplet phase is mechanically unstable if the surface tension is strong enough. Once the Coulomb potential is properly taken into account, we could effectively satisfy the condition for charge chemical equilibrium in the Maxwell construction. As a result, we suggest the Maxwell construction acquires the physical meaning effectively.