2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/46534A review of theoretical models of diffractive structure functions in deep inelastic scattering (DIS) is presented with a view to highlighting distinctive features, that may be distinguished experimentally. In particular, predictions for the behaviour of the diffractive structure functions $F_2^D, F_L^D, F_2^{D(\mbox{\small{charm}})}$ are presented. The measurement of these functions at both small and high values of the variable $β$ and their evolution with $Q^2$ is expected to reveal crucial information concerning the underlying dynamics.13 pages, latex, 3 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the workshop "Future Physics at HERA", eds. G. Ingelman, A.De Roeck and R. Klanner, DESY, Hamburg, 1996High Energy Physics - Phenomenologytext