Dynamical models of hadrons based on the string model and the behavior of strongly interacting matter at high density

We propose dynamical models of hadrons, the nucleation model and the free-decay model, in which results of the string model are used to represent interactions. The string model is examined by comparing its predictions with experimental data and parameters are fitted. The equilibrium properties of hadrons at high density are investigated in terms of the nucleation model; we find a singular behavior at energy density 3–5 GeV/fm³, where hadrons coalesce and create highly excited states. We argue that this singular behavior corresponds to the phase transition to quark-gluon plasma. The possibility of observing the production of high-density strongly interacting matter in collider experiments is discussed using the free-decay model, which produces pion distributions as decay products of resonances. We show that our free-decay model recovers features of hadron distributions obtained in hadron collison experiments. Finally, perspectives and extensions of the models are discussed.