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arxiv: 2606.23971 · v1 · pith:3BRYXB5Bnew · submitted 2026-06-22 · ✦ hep-ph · hep-ex· nucl-ex· nucl-th

Mapping jet substructure in heavy-ion collisions with track functions

Jo\~ao Barata , Yeonju Go , Daniel Pablos This is my paper

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keywords track functionsjet substructureheavy-ion collisionsjet quenchingquark-gluon plasmafragmentation functionsrenormalization group evolution
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Track functions show that medium-induced energy loss modifies jet fragmentation differently across quenching models.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper examines how jets fragment inside the quark-gluon plasma created in heavy-ion collisions by focusing on track functions, which record how an initiating parton distributes its energy among charged hadrons. Unlike ordinary fragmentation functions, track functions evolve non-linearly and therefore register the full cascade. Simulations in the JEWEL and HYBRID models both produce clear shifts in the higher moments and cumulants of these distributions relative to vacuum baselines, proving that energy loss leaves a detectable imprint on the charged-particle pattern. The size of the shifts differs markedly between the two models, which positions track functions as a tool to separate competing pictures of how jets interact with the plasma. The leading moments continue to follow renormalization-group flows that remain qualitatively similar to their vacuum counterparts.

Core claim

In both the JEWEL and HYBRID Monte-Carlo frameworks, the higher moments and cumulants of track-function distributions exhibit sizable deviations from vacuum baselines, demonstrating that medium-induced energy loss imprints itself on the in-medium jet fragmentation pattern; the quantitative magnitude of these modifications differs significantly between the two models, identifying track functions as observables capable of discriminating between competing microscopic pictures of jet-medium interactions. The in-medium renormalization-group flows for the leading moments remain in qualitative agreement with the in-vacuum evolution.

What carries the argument

Track functions, non-perturbative objects that encode the flow of energy from an initiating parton to all charged hadrons and obey non-linear renormalization-group evolution.

If this is right

  • Medium-induced energy loss affects the full jet fragmentation pattern captured by track functions.
  • Track functions can distinguish between different microscopic models of jet quenching.
  • In-medium renormalization-group flows for leading moments can be compared directly with vacuum evolution.
  • Extraction of track functions from experimental heavy-ion data is feasible though challenging.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Track functions could supply new experimental handles on energy-loss mechanisms that are not accessible with standard jet substructure observables.
  • The approach offers a route to confront basic quantum-field-theory predictions for partonic branching inside a strongly interacting medium.
  • Similar non-linear evolution objects might be constructed for other classes of hadrons or for different collision systems.

Load-bearing premise

The JEWEL and HYBRID Monte Carlo implementations faithfully capture distinct microscopic mechanisms of jet quenching.

What would settle it

A measurement of track-function moments in heavy-ion data that shows either no deviation from vacuum values or identical quantitative modifications in both JEWEL and HYBRID frameworks.

read the original abstract

We investigate the dynamics of high-energy QCD cascades in heavy-ion collisions, focusing on modifications to jets' substructure induced by the presence of a quark-gluon plasma (QGP). To this end, we study the properties and scale evolution of track functions, non-perturbative objects encoding the flow of energy from an initiating parton to all charged hadrons. In contrast to the more standard fragmentation functions, these objects have a non-linear renormalization group (RG) evolution, being sensitive to the entire jet fragmentation process. Using the JEWEL and HYBRID Monte-Carlo models of jet quenching, we find that in both frameworks the higher moments and cumulants of the track functions' distributions exhibit sizable deviations from their vacuum baselines, demonstrating that medium-induced energy loss imprints itself in the in-medium jet fragmentation pattern. We find that the quantitative magnitude of these modifications differs significantly between the two models. This identifies track functions as a class of observables capable of discriminating between competing microscopic pictures of jet-medium interactions. We further examined the (in-medium) RG flows for the leading moments, which remain in qualitative agreement with the in-vacuum evolution. This provides an avenue to directly test the RG flows inside a QGP, linking heavy-ion jet measurements to basic QFT understanding of partonic branching. Finally, we comment on the feasibility and challenges associated with extracting track functions from experimental data.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper claims that track functions—non-perturbative objects encoding energy flow from an initiating parton to charged hadrons—exhibit sizable deviations in their higher moments and cumulants from vacuum baselines in both the JEWEL and HYBRID jet-quenching Monte Carlo models. These modifications differ quantitatively between the two frameworks, positioning track functions as observables that can discriminate between competing microscopic pictures of jet-medium interactions. The work also reports that the in-medium renormalization-group flows for the leading moments remain in qualitative agreement with vacuum evolution and comments on experimental extraction challenges.

Significance. If substantiated, the results would establish track functions as a new class of jet-substructure observables sensitive to medium-induced modifications of the full fragmentation process, with potential to link heavy-ion data to fundamental QFT aspects of partonic branching via RG evolution. The use of two independent event generators provides a basic cross-check, though the discrimination power hinges on whether inter-model differences faithfully reflect distinct physics rather than shared modeling approximations.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the central discrimination claim—that quantitatively different magnitudes of deviations between JEWEL and HYBRID identify track functions as model-discriminating observables—rests on the assumption that observed spreads arise purely from distinct microscopic energy-loss mechanisms. No quantitative breakdown of how the two codes differ in their in-medium track-function evolution, nor cross-validation against a third framework, is provided to support this interpretation over possible shared biases (e.g., underlying parton shower or recoil handling).
  2. [Abstract] Abstract: the reported 'sizable deviations' and 'significantly different' magnitudes lack any mention of the extraction procedure for track functions from the Monte Carlo events, the event statistics employed, or uncertainty quantification. Without these elements the support for the central claim that medium-induced energy loss imprints on the fragmentation pattern cannot be fully assessed.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

2 responses · 1 unresolved

We thank the referee for the constructive comments on our manuscript. We address each major comment below and indicate planned revisions where appropriate.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the central discrimination claim—that quantitatively different magnitudes of deviations between JEWEL and HYBRID identify track functions as model-discriminating observables—rests on the assumption that observed spreads arise purely from distinct microscopic energy-loss mechanisms. No quantitative breakdown of how the two codes differ in their in-medium track-function evolution, nor cross-validation against a third framework, is provided to support this interpretation over possible shared biases (e.g., underlying parton shower or recoil handling).

    Authors: We agree that additional discussion of model differences would strengthen the interpretation. We will add a paragraph in the revised manuscript that qualitatively compares the in-medium implementations in JEWEL and HYBRID, focusing on differences in energy-loss modeling and recoil treatment that underlie the distinct track-function modifications. This supports that the quantitative differences reflect distinct physics rather than shared biases. A cross-validation with a third framework lies outside the present scope. revision: partial

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the reported 'sizable deviations' and 'significantly different' magnitudes lack any mention of the extraction procedure for track functions from the Monte Carlo events, the event statistics employed, or uncertainty quantification. Without these elements the support for the central claim that medium-induced energy loss imprints on the fragmentation pattern cannot be fully assessed.

    Authors: Details of the track-function extraction from Monte Carlo events, the event statistics used, and the uncertainty estimation are provided in Sections 2 and 3 of the manuscript. To improve the abstract's self-contained support for the claims, we will revise the abstract to include a concise reference to the Monte Carlo extraction procedure and statistical uncertainties. revision: yes

standing simulated objections not resolved
  • Cross-validation of the discrimination claim against a third independent jet-quenching framework

Circularity Check

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No circularity: results from direct Monte Carlo sampling in independent generators

full rationale

The paper computes track-function moments and cumulants via explicit sampling inside JEWEL and HYBRID event generators, then compares the in-medium distributions to their vacuum baselines. These quantities are obtained by running the codes on the same parton-level events with and without medium; no parameter is fitted to a subset of the data and then re-labeled as a prediction, nor is any observable defined in terms of itself. The reported inter-model differences therefore constitute an external numerical test rather than a self-referential reduction. The RG-flow remarks are presented as qualitative observations, not as load-bearing derivations. Consequently the central claim rests on independent simulation output and receives the default non-circularity score.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on the assumption that the two Monte Carlo models correctly implement distinct jet-medium interaction mechanisms; no free parameters or invented entities are mentioned in the abstract.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption The Monte Carlo event generators JEWEL and HYBRID accurately represent the physics of jet quenching in the QGP.
    All reported deviations and model differences are obtained by running these codes.

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