Chiral phase properties of finite size quark droplets in the Nambu--Jona-Lasinio model

Chiral phase properties of finite size hadronic systems are investigated within the Nambu–Jona-Lasinio model. Finite size effects are taken into account by making use of the multiple reflection expansion. We find that, for droplets with relatively small baryon numbers, chiral symmetry restoration is enhanced by the finite size effects. However the radius of the stable droplet does not change much, as compared to that without the multiple reflection expansion.