On the interpretation of the balance function

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/sym14010021
Final published version

Vladimir Vechernin

We construct a simple toy model and explicitly demonstrate that the balance function (BF) can become negative for some values of the rapidity separation and hence cannot have any probabilistic interpretation. In particular, the BF cannot be interpreted as the probability density for the balancing charges to occur separated by the given rapidity interval.

Original language	English
Article number	21
Number of pages	12
Journal	Symmetry
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/sym14010021
State	Published - Jan 2022

Research areas

Balance function, High energy, Long-range rapidity correlations, Multiparticle production, Multiplicity of charged particles, Quark–gluon strings, Strong interaction, Strongly intensive variable, Two-particle correlations, strongly intensive variable, multiparticle production, quark-gluon strings, MULTIPLICITIES, high energy, two-particle correlations, balance function, strong interaction, WINDOWS, multiplicity of charged particles, long-range rapidity correlations

Scopus subject areas

Mathematics(all)
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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