The K+‐nucleus interaction

Abstract

The K+‐nucleus system is reviewed and comparison with data is made. The principal conclusions are that the theoretical uncertainties in relating the K+‐nucleus interaction to the K+‐nucleon interaction are very small and hence the positive kaon makes an excellent probe of the nucleus. It is suggested that this particle may be more sensitive to the non‐nucleonic degrees of freedom (especially quarks) than classical probes.