Multiplicities without KNO: Parton branching versus negative binomial

Bernice Durand, Ina Sarcevic

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Abstract

It is shown that parton branhing equations for the probability Pmn of m quarks and n gluons have exact solutions which violate KNO scaling. Only the approximate solution is exactly a KNO function. Corrections to this approximate solution approach KNO scaling from below in the high-z tail, in agreement with recent collider data and in contrast to the negative binomial distribution.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)104-108
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume172
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 8 1986
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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