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Why (e+e−) physics is fascinating

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La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento (1971-1977)

An Erratum to this article was published on 01 April 1975

10. - Conclusions

The results reported prove that (e+e−) physics is strongly connected not with one but with four fundamental interactions: strong, semi-strong, electromagnetic and weak. Problems of general great interest—such as the validity of a local relativistic quantum field theory, the superelementary structure of the hadrons, the mechanism ofSU 3 breaking—as well as the detailed study of the electromagnetic structure of the hadrons, the search for new vector mesons, and ofC=+1 states, the search for new heavy leptons and the validity of the leptonic selection rules—have been and will remain the basis of the great role that (e+e−) physics will play in the understanding of the fundamental laws of Nature.

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This paper is an updated version of two unpublished invited review papers presented at the EPSConference, Wiesbaden, 3–6 October 1972, and at theIV International Symposium on Multiparticle Hadrodynamics, Pavia, 31 August–4 September 1973. The data on σ(e+e−→hadrons) have been presented at: i) theXVI International Conference on High-Energy Physics, Batavia, Ill., 1972; ii) theInformal Meeting on Recent Developments in High-Energy Physics, Frascati, 26–31 March 1973; iii) theInternational Discussion Meeting on (e+e−)Annihilation, Bielefeld, 19–21 September 1973.

These collaborators are the followingPhysicists:V. Alles-Borelli, M. Bernardini, D. Bollini, P. L. Brunini, E. Fiorentimo, P. L. Frabetti, T. Massam, L. Monari, F. Palmonari, F. Rimondi andF. Zetti; andtechnicians:J. Berbiers, G. F. Ferioli, V. Lelli, F. Martelli, F. Massera, G. Molinari, O. Polgrossi andV. Russo.

An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02747044.

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Zichichi, A. Why (e+e−) physics is fascinating. Riv. Nuovo Cim. 4, 498–532 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02747526

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