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Log-periodic oscillations of transverse momentum distributions

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2014-03-25 v2 Statistical Mechanics Nuclear Theory

Abstract

Large p_T transverse momentum distributions exhibit apparently a power-like behavior. We argue that, under closer inspection, this behavior is in fact decorated with some log-periodic oscillations. Assuming that this is genuine effect and not experimental artefact, it suggests that either the exponent of the power-like behavior is in reality complex number or that there is a scale parameter which exhibits specific log-eriodic oscillations. This problem is discussed using Tsallis distributions with scale parameter being a temperature T. At this stage we consider both possibilities on equal footing.

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@article{arxiv.1403.3508,
  title  = {Log-periodic oscillations of transverse momentum distributions},
  author = {Grzegorz Wilk and Zbigniew Wlodarczyk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1403.3508},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

6 pages, 5 figures. Mistakes corrected, one reference and some discussion added