Jets from Quantum Chromodynamics

George Sterman and Steven Weinberg
Phys. Rev. Lett. 39, 1436 – Published 5 December 1977
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Abstract

The properties of hadronic jets in e+e annihilation are examined in quantum chromodynamics, without using the assumptions of the parton model. We find that two-jet events dominate the cross section at high energy, and have the experimentally observed angular distribution. Estimates are given for the jet angular radius and its energy dependence. We argue that the detailed results of perturbation theory for production of arbitrary numbers of quarks and gluons can be reinterpreted in quantum chromodynamics as predictions for the production of jets.

  • Received 26 July 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.39.1436

©1977 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

George Sterman

  • Institute for Theoretical Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11790

Steven Weinberg

  • Lyman Laboratory of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

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Vol. 39, Iss. 23 — 5 December 1977

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