Published April 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

Diffraction: retrospectives and perspectives

Creators

Description

Diffraction is a very old concept in classical physics and, by now, also in quantum and in particle physics. We first put the field in retrospective in its classical developments and then we move to say a few words of why diffraction has become so popular in recent times in high energy physics

Additional details

Identifiers

PII
S0920563201012981;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
99
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 3-6
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE7

Conference

Title
International workshop on diffraction in high-energy physics
Dates
2-7 Sep 2000
Place
Cetraro (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
34064833
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION MODELS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE
Descriptors DEC
COHERENT SCATTERING; ENERGY RANGE; INTERACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; SCATTERING

Optional Information

Copyright
Copyright (c) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.