Charge symmetry breaking and the d d -> alpha pi0 reaction -- recent theoretical developments

Abstract

The status of the theoretical effort to calculate charge-symmetry-breaking pion production reactions will be presented. The main emphasis will be on the d d -> alpha pi0 reaction, especially in relation to the recent IUCF experiment. Suggestions for future theoretical and experimental work will be made.

Comments: Invited lead talk at the 19th European Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics, Groningen, The Netherlands, 8/23 - 8/27 2004, 5 pages, 3 eps figures