Inclusive Approach to the Multiplicity Distribution

Abstract

Starting with the Mueller-Regge assumption, a multiperipheral-like integral equation for the multiplicity generating function is constructed and solved. The integral equation, therefore, involves inclusive parameters only. A one-to-one correspondence between our result and that of an exclusive multiperipheral model is established through a proper orthogonal matrix. Explicit expressions for the multiplicity distribution and correlations are obtained. Possible appGcations and generalizations are discussed within the framework of a two-component picture of hadronic productions.