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Unified, Relativistic Quark Model for Mesons

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
A relativistic wave equation is solved for equal-mass quarks interacting via a combined linear and ''Coulombic'' potential, the latter being softened at short distances in accord with asymptotic freedom. Assuming that colored SU(4) is broken only by the quark mass differences, masses and leptonic decay widths for the p, phi, and psi meson families of states are predicted. Agreement with experiment is excellent. (AIP)
Research Organization:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hunter College of The City University of New York, New York, New York 10021
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-33-031408
OSTI ID:
4016869
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 36; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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