Temperature fluctuations in multiparticle production
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters
- Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik, Foehringer Ring 6, 80805 Muenchen (Germany)
We explain how, in the thermodynamic interpretation of multiparticle reactions, it may be possible to experimentally determine a basic quantity characterizing the presumed thermodynamic system: the heat capacity. We exploit the fact that new heavy-ion experiments have such a high multiplicity that a ``temperature`` can be assigned on an event-by-event basis. This permits temperature {ital fluctuations} also to be defined. In a thermodynamic system, the latter are related to the heat capacity. The heat capacity may then be used to search for phase transitions and to study other thermodynamic aspects of the system.
- OSTI ID:
- 113034
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 75; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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