Chiral Transition in Nuclear Medium and Relevant Observables
Abstract
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We discuss how the possible changes of hadron properties can be tested, associated with the chiral transition in nuclear medium; the hadrons discussed are the vector mesons,the $σ$ meson and the chiral partner of the nucleon. We emphasize that the proper quantity is the spectral function which describes the nuclear medium having a hadron; the analysis of electro-quasielastic reactions, for instance, has a relevance to the physics of CERES. The similarity is indicated between the physics discussed here with that of giant resonances. Experiments using nuclear targets are proposed to observe the $σ$ meson and to explore how the partial chiral restoration in nuclear medium manifests itself.
Invited talk presented at the MEDIUM98 mini-syposium held in JICA, Osaka, 26-28 November, 1998. Three figures. Needed macros are included
Invited talk presented at the MEDIUM98 mini-syposium held in JICA, Osaka, 26-28 November, 1998. Three figures. Needed macros are included