Towards the Light Front Variables for High Energy Production Processes

Abstract

Scale invariant presentation of inclusive spectra in terms of light front variables is proposed. The variables introduced go over to the well-known scaling variables x_F = 2p_z/sqrt(s) and x_T=2p_T/sqrt{s} in the high p_z and high p_T limits respectively. So Some surface is found in the phase space of produced pi-mesons in the inclusive reaction anti p p -> pi+- X at 22.4 GeV/c, which separates two groups of particles with significantly different characteristics. In one of these regions a naive statistical model seems to be in a good agreement with data, whereas it fails in the second region. Key words: Light front, inclusive, hadron-hadron, electron-positron, relativistic heavy ions, deep inelastic.

Comments: Contact author : {V.R. Garsevanishvili} E-mail: garse@clrvax.in2p3.fr (till May 5, 1997); garse@imath.acnet.ge (after May 5, 1997). LaTex file. 5 figures EPS format