Electron-induced reactions on the deuteron

We report on theoretical investigations of elastic and inelastic scattering of electrons on deuterons. Special emphasis is laid on the role of the underlying nucleon-nucleon interaction. In particular, the role of the short range behavior of the interaction, of the strength of the tensor force, and of the pion-nucleon coupling is examined with regard to electron-deuteron scattering observables.Lectures held at the Indian Summer School on Electromagnetic and Weak Interactions of Particles with Nuclei, Sázava, Czechoslovakia, 6–11 September 1992Most of this work was done in collaboration with colleagues from the universities of Adelaide, Florence, Graz, and Hannover, and I want to thank my coworkers J. Adam, I. Allmer, J. Haidenbauer, H. Henning, B. Mosconi, J. Pauschenwein, W. Plessas, P. Ricci, and K. Schwarz for the fruitful cooperation.