Hadron Structure Studied with the Electromagnetic Probe - from Giant Resonances to Meson Production

Abstract

The development of theoretical photonuclear physics over the last 40 years is illustrated by a few selected examples highlighting a number of important issues like collective motion in nuclei, the role of subnuclear degrees of freedom, relativity and meson production.

Comments: 10 pages latex including 10 figures, invited talk presented at the Symposium on Fundamental Issues in Elementary Matter, Sept. 25-29, 2000, Bad Honnef, Germany