title: Bose condensation of nuclei in heavy ion collisions.
abstract: Using a fully self-consistent quantum statistical model, we demonstrate the possibility of Bose condensation of nuclei in heavy ion collisions.  The most favorable conditions of high densities and low temperatures are usually associated with astrophysical processes and may be difficult to achieve in heavy ion collisions.  Nonetheless, some suggestions for the possible experimental verification of the existence of this phenomenon are made.
authors.affiliation: Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Townsend
mesh_terms: D004601:Elementary Particles; D007477:Ions; D008433:Mathematics; D008651:Mesons; D015233:Models, Statistical; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009502:Neutrons; D009686:Nuclear Physics; D011522:Protons; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics