Disoriented chiral condensates, pion probability distributions, and parallels with disordered systems
- Department of Physics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 (United States)
A general expression is discussed for pion probability distributions coming from relativistic heavy ion collisions. The general expression contains as limits (1) the disoriented chiral condensate (DCC), (2) the negative binomial distribution and Pearson type-III distribution, (3) a binomial or Gaussian result, and (4) a Poisson distribution. This general expression approximates other distributions such as a signal-to-noise laser distribution. Similarities and differences of the DCC distribution with these other distributions are studied. A connection with the theory of disordered systems will be discussed which includes spin glasses, randomly broken objects, and random and chaotic maps. (c) 1999 The American Physical Society.
- OSTI ID:
- 20218028
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 60, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1999; ISSN 0556-2813
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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