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QCD universality recovered via the Total Available Quadri‐Scalar
Author(s) -
Appignani C.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
annalen der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1521-3889
pISSN - 0003-3804
DOI - 10.1002/andp.200310095
Subject(s) - universality (dynamical systems) , physics , quantum chromodynamics , particle physics , scalar (mathematics) , mathematical physics , theoretical physics , quantum mechanics , mathematics , geometry
After presenting a brief review of the phenomenology of the Leading Effect, we define a new variable, the “Total Available Quadri‐Scalar” ( A TOT ) and propose it as the invariant quantity effectively available for the production of the multihadronic final states. The introduction and definition of this new varaible is justified by means of simple geometrical‐kinematical considerations and we show that A TOT reduces to the so‐called effective energy in the single specific situation where the use of the latter applies. Using A TOT to re‐plot existing data, the quantity < n ch > is shown to be a “Universality Feature” – that is, independent from the colliding particles, the collider nominal energy, and even from the hadronic invariant mass – as imposed by QCD universality.