Abstract
QCD predicts that besides the qq̄ mesons and qqq baryons, there should exist hadrons with valence gluons, the qq̄g hybrids and the gg, ggg glueballs. Serious experimental searches for these exotic structures are currently in progress. Their status is reviewed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 330-339 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Modern Physics Letters A |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 2-6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 28 2003 |
Funding
The research reported in this paper was partly supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. The support of the Humboldt Foundation is also gratefully acknowledged. The author would like to thank David Joffe for help in the preparation of this report.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- General Physics and Astronomy