Hadron properties in nuclear medium and their impacts on observables

Abstract

The effect of changes in hadron properties in a nuclear medium on physical observables is discussed. Highlighted results are, (1) hypernuclei, (2) meosn-nuclear bound states, (3) $K$-meson production in heavy ion collisions, and (4) $J/\Psi$ dissociation in a nuclear medium. In addition, results for the near-threshold $\omega$- and $\varphi$-meson productions in proton proton collisions are reported.

Comments: Latex, 10 pages, embedded figures, uses ws-procs9x6.cls (included), invited talk given at the Joint Workshop of CSSM and Japan Hadron Facility (JHF), "Physics at JHF", March 14 - 21, 2002, Adelaide, Australia