Multi-particle correlations in transverse momenta from statistical clusters

TL;DR

This paper investigates multi-particle transverse momentum correlations from statistical cluster decays in particle production, aiming to constrain the existence of thermal clusters.

Contribution

It provides a detailed evaluation of n-particle correlations for pions and kaons, offering a new method to test thermal cluster models in high-energy collisions.

Findings

Correlation functions depend on the decay of statistical clusters.

Results can differentiate between thermal cluster models and other particle production mechanisms.

Provides quantitative predictions for multi-particle correlations in high-energy experiments.

Abstract

We evaluate $n$-particle ($n=2,3,4,5$) transverse momentum correlations for pions and kaons following from the decay of statistical clusters. These correlation functions could provide strong constraints on a possible existence of thermal clusters in the process of particle production.