Beyond Intermittency: Erraticity

Abstract

Erraticity analysis of multiparticle production data is introduced as a way of extracting the maximum amount of information on self-similar fluctuations. It is presented as the next logical step to take beyond the intermittency analysis. An erraticity spectrum $e(\alpha )$ can be determined analogous to the multifractal spectrum $f(\alpha )$. An analytical example is presented to elucidate the method of analysis and the type of results that can be obtained.

Comments: 10 pages + 4 figures (figures available upon request sent to hwa@oregon.uoregon.edu), Latex