Tetraquark mesons in large-N quantum chromodynamics

It is argued that exotic mesons consisting of two quarks and two antiquarks are not ruled out in quantum chromodynamics with a large number N of colors, as generally thought. Tetraquarks of one class are typically long-lived, with decay rates proportional to 1/N.

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2013-06, Vol.110 (26), p.261601-261601, Article 261601
1. Verfasser: Weinberg, Steven
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:It is argued that exotic mesons consisting of two quarks and two antiquarks are not ruled out in quantum chromodynamics with a large number N of colors, as generally thought. Tetraquarks of one class are typically long-lived, with decay rates proportional to 1/N.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.261601