Parametrization of Bose-Einstein correlations in e(+)e(-) annihilation and reconstruction of the source function

A short review of Bose–Einstein correlations in hadronic e+e− annihilation is presented. Bose-Einstein correlations of pairs of identical charged pions in hadronic Z-boson decays are analyzed in terms of various parametrizations. A good description is achieved using a Levy stable distribution in conjunction with a hadronization model having highly correlated configuration and momentum space, the τ-model. Using these results, the source function is reconstructed.