Electromagnetic processes are essential and versatile tools in studying myriad aspects of hadronic and nuclear physics. This talk will offer a tour of the various ways in which electromagnetic processes and probes are used to inform our understanding of hadron structure, hadronization mechanisms, what partonic bound states exist, and properties of extreme nuclear matter. We’ll also consider how electromagnetic interactions in comparison to hadron-hadron interactions can shed light on questions of universality and unique features of QCD due specifically to its non-Abelian nature.
