MULTIFRACTAL STRUCTURE OF MULTIPARTICLE PRODUCTION IN BRANCHING MODELS

被引:101
作者
CHIU, CB
HWA, RC
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,DEPT PHYS,AUSTIN,TX 78712
[2] UNIV OREGON,INST THEORET SCI,EUGENE,OR 97403
[3] UNIV OREGON,DEPT PHYS,EUGENE,OR 97403
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PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1991年 / 43卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.43.100
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P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
A procedure is described for the multifractal analysis of data on multiparticle production obtained at high energy either in experiment or in Monte Carlo simulation. It is shown how the spectrum f(alpha) of the rapidity-density index alpha can be determined from the multiplicity fluctuation of the rapidity distribution, as the resolution is changed. The branching model is used to illustrate the procedure. It is found that the phi-3 model has a narrower f(alpha) than the gluon model, suggesting that multifractality is a useful arena for confrontation between theory and experiment.
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