Summary of sessions on hypernuclei physics

Abstract

The Conference sessions on hypernuclear physics are summarized and reviewed. In all, six parallel sessions were devoted to this topic, ranging in subject matter from the elementary K‐nucleon system to the hypernuclear many‐body problem. The present status of the field was discussed, as were some of the future prospects. There is great promise for learning much new information about the many‐body physics of strong interactions, specifically, nuclear systems in which lambda or sigma hyperon ‘‘impurities’’ have been implanted. However, presently it is clear that if the field is to achieve dramatic new succeses, presently available facilities must be improved significantly.