Theoretical Interpretations of the HERA High-Q2 Events

Abstract

Theoretical interpretations of the high-Q^2 events recently observed in deep-inelastic positron-proton scattering at HERA are reviewed. We discuss leptoquarks, squarks with R-parity violating couplings, and contact interactions. Bounds from and implications on other experiments are taken into consideration.

14 pages, Latex, 5 postscript figures included. Talk presented by R. Rueckl at the Ringberg Workshop 'New Trends in HERA Physics', May 25-30, 1997, Tegernsee, Germany