From Vector Meson Dominance to Quark-Hadron Duality

TL;DR

This paper reviews the historical development of hadron physics concepts like vector meson dominance and quark-hadron duality, highlighting contributions before the rise of QCD.

Contribution

It provides a personal overview of key developments and collaborations in hadron physics from 1971 to 1974, emphasizing foundational ideas prior to QCD.

Findings

Historical insights into vector meson dominance and duality.

Personal account of collaborations with Mario Greco.

Contextual understanding of pre-QCD hadron physics.

Abstract

A short review of the many contributions to hadron physics made by Mario Greco is presented. The review roughly covers his production between 1971 and 1974, just before the advent of QCD, when quark-model ideas, duality principles and vector meson dominance were widely accepted, developed and applied. The present author had the privilege to collaborate with Mario in most of these contributions and looking backward in time to remember the good old days we spent together in Frascati has been a great pleasure.