Presence of Multifractality in High-Energy Nuclear Collisions

M. I. Haque^1*, M. Tariq², Tahir Hussain³

¹Department of Kulliyat, AK Tibbiya College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
²Department of Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
³Department of Applied Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.

DOI: 10.4236/jmp.2014.517183                

Abstract

In the present study an attempt is made to examine multifractality in multiparticle production in relativistic nuclear collisions; multifractality is investigated in 14.5 A GeV/c ²⁸Si-nucleus collisions. For this, G_q-moments are calculated and variations of  are looked into. Values of mass exponents, t_q, and generalised dimensions, D_q, are obtained. Analysis of multifractal moments reveals that multiplicity fluctuations are of dynamical nature.

Keywords

Multifractal Moments, Dynamical Fluctuations, Quark-Gluon Plasma, Emulsion

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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