Fractal aspects of hadrons

TL;DR

This paper explores the fractal and self-similar structures of hadrons and fireballs in high energy physics, linking non-extensive thermodynamics to observable phenomena like $p_T$ distributions.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of thermofractals to connect fractal structures with non-extensive thermodynamics in hadron physics.

Findings

Evidence of self-similarity in experimental data

Fractal structures relate to non-extensive thermodynamics

Potential connection to parton distribution functions

Abstract

The non extensive aspects of $p_T$ distributions obtained in high energy collisions are discussed in relation to possible fractal structure in hadrons, in the sense of the thermofractal structure recently introduced. The evidences of self-similarity in both theoretical and experimental works in High Energy and in Hadron Physics are discussed, to show that the idea of fractal structure of hadrons and fireballs have being under discussion for decades. The non extensive self-consistent thermodynamics and the thermofractal structure allow one to connect non extensivity to intermittence and possibly to parton distribution functions in a single theoretical framework.