A QCD model for e+e− annihilation

Abstract

A QCD model for e+e− annihilation is presented, and its consequences are compared with experimental data. The model involves production of a shower of partons described by a simple approximation to QCD perturbation theory, and decay of colour singlet clusters of produced partons into hadrons through a simple phase space process. The model reproduces most known theoretical features of QCD, and, with certain choices of parameters, appears to correspond well with experimental results.