Tight Knot Spectrum In Qcd

Authors

Roman V. Buniy, Chapman UniversityFollow
Jason Cantarella, University of Georgia
Thomas W. Kephart, Vanderbilt University
Eric Rawdon, University of St. Thomas, Minnesota

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

We model the observed J(++) mesonic mass spectrum in terms of energies for tightly knotted and linked chromoelectric QCD flux tubes. The data is fit with one- and two-parameter models. We predict a possible new state at approximately 1190 MeV and a plethora of new states above 1690 MeV.

Comments

This article was originally published in Physical Review D, volume 89, issue 5, in 2014. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.89.054513

Recommended Citation

Buniy, Roman V., Jason Cantarella, Thomas W. Kephart, and Eric J. Rawdon. "Tight knot spectrum in QCD." Physical Review D 89.5 (2014): 054513. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.89.054513

Peer Reviewed

1

Copyright

American Physical Society