2006/01/17 by Michael J. Ramsey-Musolf, Shelley A. Page · 6 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Elementary particle #Hadron #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Observable #Parity (physics) #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Quantum field theory #Quark #Strong interaction #Weak interaction #hep-ph #nucl-ex #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1146/annurev.nucl.54.070103.181255
published as Ann.Rev.Nucl.Part.Sci.56:1-52,2006 · Manuscript submitted to Annual Reviews of Nuclear and Particle Science
arxiv created 2006/01/17 · openalex publication_date 2006/07/21 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
▪ Abstract Studies of the strangeness-changing hadronic weak interaction have produced a number of puzzles that have evaded a complete explanation within the Standard Model. Their origin may lie either in dynamics peculiar to weak interactions involving strange quarks or in more general aspects of the interplay between strong and weak interactions. In principle, studies of the strangeness-conserving hadronic weak interaction using parity-violating hadronic and nuclear observables provide a complementary window to this question. However, progress in this direction has been hampered by the lack of a suitable theoretical framework for interpreting hadronic parity violation measurements in a model-independent way. Recent work involving effective field theory ideas has led to the formulation of such a framework, simultaneously motivating the development of a number of new hadronic parity violation experiments in few-body systems. We review these recent developments and discuss the prospects and opportunities for further experimental and theoretical progress.