Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions at High Energies

Phenomenology of Weak Interactions.- 1. V-A theory from ?- and ?-decay to inelastic neutrino scattering.- 1.1 ?-decay.- 1.2 ?-decay.- 1.3 Universality.- 1.4 High energy neutrino scattering.- 1.5 Low energy hadronic matrix elements.- 2. Cabibbo theory, current algebra and chiral symmetry.- 2.1 The Cabibbo theory of currents.- 2.2 Current algebra and chiral symmetry.- 2.3 The Goldberger-Treiman and Adler-Weisberger relations.- 2.4 Soft pion theorems for leptonic K-decay..- 3. Is the non-leptonic weak interaction a V-A current-current coupling?.- 3.1 Strangeness conserving transitions: parity violation in nuclear physics.- 3.2 Strange particle decay.- 3.3 SU(3) transformation properties.- 3.4 Soft pion theorems and the ?I = 1/2 rule.- 4. Neutral currents — direct and induced.- 4.1 Induced neutral currents.- 4.2 Direct neutral current couplings.- 4.3 Fitting neutral currents into the V-A picture: a new quantum number?.- 5. Gauge theories and weak interaction phenomenology.- 5.1 Radiative corrections to ?-decay.- 5.2 Induced strangeness changing neutral currents.- 5.3 Non-leptonic decays and the ??I? = 1/2 rule.- 5.4 Parity violation in nuclear transitions.- 5.5 Charm phenomenology.- References.- Parity Violating effects in Atoms.- 1. Introduction.- Emission and absorption of circularly polarized photons.- Estimate of PC.- 2. Specific experiments in ordinary atoms.- Parity violating effects in muonic atoms.- References.- High Energy Neutrino Interactions.- 1. Structure of weak interactions.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 The Salam-Weinberg model.- 1.3 Experimental evidence of the existence of neutral currents in neutrino lepton interactions.- 1.4 Hadronic neutral currents.- 1.5 Experimental evidence for the existence of hadronic neutral currents. Recent results..- 1.6 What are they if not neutral currents?.- 1.7 Simultaneous production of two muons.- 1.8 Search for charms in bubble chamber experiments — two candidates.- References.- 2. Neutrino nucleon interactions (charged currents).- 2.1 The inclusive description.- 2.2 Elastic interactions and resonance production.- 2.3 The low q2 region. Tests of PCAC hypothesis.- 2.4 The “deep inelastic” region. Scale invariance.- 2.5 Precocious scaling?.- References.- 3. Weak interactions and the structure of the nucleons.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 The region of elastic interactions and resonance production at large q2.- 3.3 Partons with fractional charges (quarks).- 3.4 Charmed quarks.- References.- Investigations of High Energy Neutrino Interactions in the Caltech-Fermilab Experiment.- Abstract.- Neutral current investigations.- Neutrino events with two muons in the final states.- References.- Direct Lepton Production in Hadron Interactions.- I. Introduction.- II. Direct single lepton production.- 1. Electrons.- 2. Muons.- III. Dilepton production.- IV. Conclusions.- References.- Discovery of the J Particle and Search of the Charmed Particles.- I. Introduction.- II. First observation of the J particle at BNL.- III. Hadron production of the J particle.- IV. Production by photons.- V. BNL ?-induced charm candidate.- VI. e?/?? ratio.- VII. Are there many other long life particles?.- References.- e+e? Interactions.- Total cross section.- Spear detector.- Inclusive spectra and scaling.- ? resonances (general).- ? resonances (specific channels).- Conclusion.- Acknowledgments.- References.- Review of Electromagnetic Interactions of Hadrons.- Deep inelastic scattering and scaling.- Kinematics and definitions.- Parton model.- Status of Scaling.- Evidence on quark quantum numbers from deep-inelastic scattering.- Shadowing in nuclei.- Real photons.- Virtual photons.- Photoproduction of V states (in particular ?’s).- ? photoproduction data.- Vector dominance.- Hadron production by virtual photons.- Parton model.- Experimental results.- Vector meson production and vector dominance.- References.- e+e? Annihilation at Adone: Recent Experimental Results.- Experimental apparata.- Experimental results.- Search for new resonances in the 1.9 + 3.1 GeV region.- References.- The New Electron-Positron Storage Ring at Orsay.- Luminosity limitations.- DCI outlines and characteristics.- High energy physics program at DCI.- 1. First experiment: M3N.- 2. First magnetic detector experiments: DM1.- 3. New magnetic detector: DM2.- 4. Two-photon experiments.- Notes and References.