Glueballs and hybrids: New states of matter

Atoms of light do not exist. However, according to the standard theory of the powerful forces that act on and within protons, neutrons and all strongly interacting particles, there are new forms of particle that are subnuclear analogues to 'atoms of light', known as 'glueballs'....

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Published in:Contemporary physics 1997-01, Vol.38 (1), p.1-12
Main Author: Close, F. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atoms & subatomic particles
Exact sciences and technology
Glueball and nonstandard multi-quark/gluon states
Phenomenological quark models
Physics
Specific theories and interaction models
particle systematics
The physics of elementary particles and fields
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Summary:Atoms of light do not exist. However, according to the standard theory of the powerful forces that act on and within protons, neutrons and all strongly interacting particles, there are new forms of particle that are subnuclear analogues to 'atoms of light', known as 'glueballs'. This article describes the ideas and the possible evidence now emerging about them.
ISSN:0010-7514
1366-5812
DOI:10.1080/001075197182522