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Title: Pion exchange at high energies

Journal Article · · Rev. Mod. Phys.; (United States)

The state of Regge pion exchange calculations for high-energy reactions is reviewed. Experimental evidence is summarized to show that (i) the pion trajectory has a slope similar to that of other trajectories; (ii) the pion exchange contribution can dominate contributions of higher trajectories up to quite a large energy; (iii) many two-body cross sections with large pion contributions can be fit only by models which allow for kinematical conspiracy at t=0. The theory of kinematic conspiracy is reviewed for two-body amplitudes, and calculations of the conspiring pion--Pomeron cut discussed. The author then summarizes recent work on pion exchange in Reggeized Deck models for multiparticle final states, with emphasis on the predictions of various models (with and without resonances) for phases of the partial wave amplitudes.

Research Organization:
Physics Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
OSTI ID:
5238676
Journal Information:
Rev. Mod. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 52:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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