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The Uniqueness of the $\Theta^+$ Pentaquark

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

The existence of the Θ+\Theta^+ pentaquark requires a peculiar mechanism to explain its stability. Looking at quark clusters, notably diquark and triquark configurations, such a mechanism may be found in the color-magnetic interaction between quarks. It is possible to understand why the Θ+\Theta^+ is unique. Chiral dynamics, in particular the ease of pion emission, will render other members of the same flavor antidecuplet, such as the Ξ\Xi^{--} very unstable.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0410074,
  title  = {The Uniqueness of the $\Theta^+$ Pentaquark},
  author = {P. J. Mulders and P. Jimenez Delgado},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0410074},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages, 5 figures, 19th European Few Body Conference