Soft Scattering Re - Visited

Abstract

An updated formulation of soft diffraction, compatible with $s$ and $t$ channel unitarity, is presented. Its consequent general soft scattering features at high energies are explored. The critical interplay between theory and data analysis and its consequent implications with regards to the theoretical foundations of soft scattering theory are discussed.

8 pages, 1 figure, eds09 conference, CERN June 2009