Spin effects in strong interactions at high energy

Abstract

Spin effects in strong interaction high energy processes are subtle phenomena which involve both short and long distance physics and test perturbative and non perturbative aspects of QCD. Moreover, depending on quantities like interferences between different amplitudes and relative phases, spin observables always test a theory at a fundamental quantum mechanical level; it is then no surprise that spin data are often difficult to accomodate within the existing models. A report is made on the main issues and contributions discussed in the parallel Session on the ``Strong interactions at high energy" in this Conference.