Year: 1997
Type: preprint
Abstract: Conventional jet algorithms are based on a deterministic view of the underlying hard scattering process. Each outgoing parton from the hard scattering is associated with a hard, well separated jet. This approach is very successful because it allows quantitative predictions using lowest order perturbation theory. However, beyond leading order in the coupling constant, when quantum fluctuations are included, deterministic jet algorithms will become problematic precisely because they attempt to describe an inherently stochastic quantum process using deterministic, classical language. This demands a shift in the way we view jet algorithms. We make a first attempt at constructing more probabilistic jet algorithms that reflect the properties of the underlying hard scattering and explore the basic properties and problems of such an approach.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Giele, W. T., Glover, E. W. N.
Institutions: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Durham University
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1946935112