Light Meson Mass Spectrum from Gauge Fields on Supergravity Backgrounds

dc.creatorHartman, M. A.
dc.creatorTaylor, C. C.
dc.date1999-06-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:26:39Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T04:26:39Z
dc.descriptionWe propose that the spectrum of light mesons (the $π$ and $ρ$, together with their radial excitations) can be calculated in the limit of vanishing light quark masses by studying gauge theory (open string theory) on suitable higher dimensional background geometries. Using the metric proposed by Witten for glueball calculations as a paradigmatic example, we find a spectrum which is in startlingly good agreement with the masses tabulated by the Particle Data Group. These calculations have only one free parameter, corresponding to the overall mass scale. We make predictions for the next several particles in the spectrum.
dc.description8 pages including 1 Table
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9906175
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9906175
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/56126
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleLight Meson Mass Spectrum from Gauge Fields on Supergravity Backgrounds
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