Physics with the Polarized-Electron Light-Ion Collider

Richard Milner

 
A high luminosity Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) can provide precise and complete data essential to the ultimate understanding of the structure of matter.  With a luminosity in excess of 10^33 /A cm^-2 s^-1 and a variable CM energy in the range 30 to 100 GeV, EIC would be a powerful new microscope to probe the partonic structure of matter.  In particular, the lower CM energy measurements on the proton and light nuclei are essential for a complete understanding of hadron structure.  My talk will focus on possible measurements at EIC which address these issues.