Quantum chromodynamics in few-nucleon systems

Conference · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5595975

Brodsky, S J

One of the most important implications of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is that nuclear systems and forces can be described at a fundamental level. The theory provides natural explanations for the basic features of hadronic physics: the meson and baryon spectra, quark statistics, the structure of the weak and electromagnetic currents of hadrons, the scale-invariance of hadronic interactions at short distances, and evidently, color (i.e., quark and gluon) confinement at large distances. Many different and diverse tests have confirmed the basic predictions of QCD; however, since tests of quark and gluon interactions must be done within the confines of hadrons there have been few truly quantitative checks. Nevertheless, it appears likely that QCD is the fundamental theory of hadronic and nuclear interactions in the same sense that QED gives a precise description of electrodynamic interctions. Topics discussed include exclusive processes in QCD, the deuteron in QCD, reduced nuclear amplitudes, and limitations of traditional nuclear physics. 32 references. (WHK)

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, CA (USA); Stanford Univ., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 5595975
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-3249; CONF-830862-10; ON: DE84002677
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
AMPLITUDES
CHARGED PARTICLES
COMPOSITE MODELS
DEUTERONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FACTORIZATION
FIELD THEORIES
FORM FACTORS
FUNCTIONS
GLUONS
HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
HADRONS
INTERACTIONS
MANY-BODY PROBLEM
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MOMENTUM TRANSFER
NUCLEAR FORCES
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE MODELS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
PHOTONUCLEAR REACTIONS
POSTULATED PARTICLES
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
QUARK MODEL
QUARKS
REVIEWS
SCATTERING AMPLITUDES
WAVE FUNCTIONS