The Application of the String Model of Hadrons to the Inelastic Scattering of Electrons

Abstract

A simple string model of hadrons, which is in agreement with scaling, is applied to the deep inelastic scattering of electrons by the nucleon and is used to make predictions of the average charge and the types of particles produced. In particular, the total baryon number of the particles produced in the photon fragmentation region is shown to be 0 for x ~ 0 and 1 for x ~ 1, where x is the Bjorken scaling variable.