The Renyi entropy H_2 as a rigorous, measurable lower bound for the entropy of the interaction region in multiparticle production processes

Bialas, A.; Czyz, W.; Zalewski, K.

The Renyi entropy H_2 as a rigorous, measurable lower bound for the entropy of the interaction region in multiparticle production processes

Authors

Bialas, A.

Czyz, W.

Zalewski, K.

Description

A model-independent lower bound on the entropy S of the multiparticle system produced in high energy collisions, provided by the Renyi entropy H_2, is shown to be very effective. Estimates show that the ratio H_2/S remains close to one half for all realistic values of the parameters.
Eur. Phys. J. C in print, 17 pages, 5 figures