Exciting Baryons: now and in the future

TL;DR

This paper discusses the future challenges in excited baryon physics, emphasizing the need to improve theoretical tools connecting experimental data with Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) for definitive understanding.

Contribution

It highlights the necessity of developing better models and methods to link experimental observations with QCD in excited baryon research.

Findings

Current models have doubtful connections with QCD.

Improvement of tools is essential for definitive conclusions.

Goals set for NSTAR2021.

Abstract

This is the final talk of NSTAR2011 conference. It is not a summary talk, but rather a looking forward to what still needs to be done in excited baryon physics. In particular, we need to hone our tools connecting experimental inputs with QCD. At present we rely on models that often have doubtful connections with the underlying theory, and this needs to be dramatically improved, if we are to reach definitive conclusions about the relevant degrees of freedom of excited baryons. Conclusions that we want to have by NSTAR2021.