Strange quark matter: mapping QCD lattice results to finite baryon density by a quasi-particle model

Abstract

A quasi-particle model is presented which describes QCD lattice results for the 0, 2 and 4 quark-flavor equation of state. The results are mapped to finite baryo-chemical potentials. As an application of the model we make a prediction of deconfined matter with appropriate inclusion of strange quarks and consider pure quark stars.

Comments: invited talk at Strangeness 2000, Berkeley; prepared version for the proceedings, 5 pages