Electron - Proton Scattering as a Probe of Nucleon Structure

Abstract

The problem of electron-proton scattering is handed over both the elastic and inelastic scattering. Two models are presented in this sense. The first, depends on the multi photon exchange ladder diagram, where the transition matrix is expanded in multi steps form. The second model uses the multi peripheral mechanism developed for the electromagnetic field. It allows the particle production in the inelastic scattering processes. An iterative procedure is found and inserted in a Monte Carlo program to reproduce the differential cross section of the reaction. The comparison with the experimental data shows bid fair in most cases.