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$T_{bbb}$: a three $B-$meson bound state

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2018-08-07 v1 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

By solving exactly the Faddeev equations for the bound-state problem of three mesons, we demonstrate that current theoretical predictions pointing to the existence of a deeply-bound doubly bottom axial vector tetraquark lead to the existence of a unique bound state of three BB mesons. We find that the BBBBBBBB^*B^*-B^*B^*B^* state with quantum numbers (I)JP=(1/2)2(I)J^P=(1/2)2^-, TbbbT_{bbb}, is about 90\,MeV below any possible three BB-meson threshold for the reported binding of the doubly bottom axial vector tetraquark, TbbT_{bb}.

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@article{arxiv.1808.00226,
  title  = {$T_{bbb}$: a three $B-$meson bound state},
  author = {H. Garcilazo and A. Valcarce},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.00226},
  year   = {2018}
}

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11 pages, 2 figures, to appear in Phys. Lett. B

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