Multi-particle eccentricities in collisions dominated by fluctuations
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2015-08-25 v2 Nuclear Theory
Abstract
We compute analytically the multi-particle eccentricities, \epsilon_m {2n}, for systems dominated by fluctuations, such as proton-nucleus collisions at the Large Hadron Collider. In particular, we derive a general relation for <\epsilon_2^{2n}>. We further discuss the relations between various multi-particle eccentricities and demonstrate that \epsilon_2{2} > \epsilon_2{4} \simeq \epsilon_2{6} \simeq \epsilon_2{8}, in agreement with recent numerical calculations in a Glauber model.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1312.7349,
title = {Multi-particle eccentricities in collisions dominated by fluctuations},
author = {Adam Bzdak and Vladimir Skokov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1312.7349},
year = {2015}
}
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6 pages, 1 figure