On the Role of Quantum and Statistical Effects in the Liquid Gas Phase Transition of Hot Nuclei

The t r i g g e r i n g o f the Liquid-gas phase t r a n s i t i o n i n hot nuclear matter by quantum and s t a t i s t i c a l f l u c t u a t i o n s i s s tud ied i n a microscopic approach t o nucleation, which i s a f luid-dynamical vers ion o f the imaginary t ime dependent mean f i e l d theory a t f i n i t e temperature.