Comment on Scale Invariance of Inelastic Electron-Proton Scattering in a Multiperipheral Model with Scalar Couplings

The form factor $\nu W_2$ for inelastic electron-proton scattering is numerically evaluated in a multiperipheral model with scalar couplings. It is found that although the model is theoretically scale invariant in the sense that $\nu W_2$ approaches a finite limit as $q^2\to \infty$, this limit is approached very slowly; for values of $q^2\sim 1-7 {\left(\frac{\mathrm{GeV}}{c}\right)}^2$, experimentally attainable at SLAC, the model has not reached its scale-invariant limit.