Jets from quantum chromodynamics

George Sterman; Steven Weinberg

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.39.1436

Jets from quantum chromodynamics

George Sterman
, Steven Weinberg

Institute for Theoretical Physics

Stony Brook University

Harvard University

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1436-1439
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	39
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.39.1436
State	Published - 1977

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