From Vector Meson Dominance to Quark-Hadron Duality

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.

Comments: Talk in honour of Mario Greco presented at the Rencontres de la Vallée d'Aoste 2011, La Thuile, Italy