Physics:Froissart bound

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Short description: Constraint on particle cross sections

In particle physics the Froissart bound, or Froissart limit, is a generic constraint that the total scattering cross section of two colliding high-energy particles cannot increase faster than [math]\displaystyle{ c \ln^2(s) }[/math], with c a normalization constant and s the square of the center-of-mass energy (s is one of the three Mandelstam variables).[1]

Further reading

The Froissart bound on scholarpedia, by M. Froissart

References

  1. Froissart, Marcel (1961-08-01). "Asymptotic Behavior and Subtractions in the Mandelstam Representation". Physical Review (American Physical Society (APS)) 123 (3): 1053–1057. doi:10.1103/physrev.123.1053. ISSN 0031-899X.