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Mechanism for a next-to-lowest lying scalar meson nonet

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

Recent work suggests the existence of a non-conventional lowest-lying scalar nonet containing the a0(980). Then the a0(1450) and also the K0*(1430) are likely candidates to belong to a conventional p-wave qqˉq \bar q nonet. However a comparison of their properties with those expected on this basis reveals a number of puzzling features. It is pointed out that these puzzles can be resolved in a natural and robust way by assuming a ``bare'' conventional p-wave scalar qqˉq \bar q nonet to mix with a lighter four quark qqqˉqˉqq \bar q \bar q scalar nonet to form new ``physical'' states. The essential mechanism is driven by the fact that the isospinor is lighter than the isovector in the unmixed qqqˉqˉqq \bar q \bar q multiplet.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9907516,
  title  = {Mechanism for a next-to-lowest lying scalar meson nonet},
  author = {Deirdre Black and Amir H. Fariborz and Joseph Schechter},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9907516},
  year   = {2009}
}

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22 pages, 6 figures