Critical Feynman-Wilson gas: A model for multiparticle physics

Antoniou, NG; Vlassopulos, SDP

dc.contributor.author	Antoniou, NG	en
dc.contributor.author	Vlassopulos, SDP	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:05:41Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:05:41Z
dc.date.issued	1978	en
dc.identifier.issn	05562821	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/8930
dc.title	Critical Feynman-Wilson gas: A model for multiparticle physics	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1103/PhysRevD.18.4320	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.18.4320	en
heal.publicationDate	1978	en
heal.abstract	We develop a model in which hadron production in the true asymptotic region proceeds via the exchange of a factorizable singularity at J=1, which implies a sensible meson spectrum. The rise of the hadronic total cross section and the inclusive plateau are ascribed to threshold effects of this mechanism, which is estimated to take effect at Fermilab energies. In the true asymptotic region the total cross section decreases like a small power of the rapidity, while fireball structure appears in the one-particle distribution. Both the exclusive (multiperipheral) and inclusive (Mueller) approaches are exploited. The discussion is in the language of statistical mechanics and our key assumptions are (i) existence of sensible thermodynamic limit, (ii) Koba-Nielsen-Olesen scaling, and (iii) factorization. We show that the nearest-neighbor interaction implied in the Feynman-Wilson ""gas"" by our factorizable singularity is responsible for its critical behavior at infinite rapidity. © 1978 The American Physical Society.	en
heal.journalName	Physical Review D	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1103/PhysRevD.18.4320	en
dc.identifier.volume	18	en
dc.identifier.issue	11	en
dc.identifier.spage	4320	en
dc.identifier.epage	4333	en