Harmonic oscillator analysis of the hyperon spectrum

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Abstract

By applying SU(3) symmetry to the quark-quark-meson vertex and ignoring any possible mass differences among the quarks, the harmonic oscillator quark model is generalized to include classification and decay properties of the hyperon resonances. This brings a very large number of two-body and quasi two-body decay processes within the scope of a basic two-parameter expression for partial widths. It is found that in situations for which configuration-mixing does not occur, nearly all measured rates (where these are available for comparison) fall within ± 50% of the theoretically predicted values. For the low-lying negative-parity hyperons, configuration-mixing in threes is quantitatively discussed using an SU(6) formalism that could find useful application outside the quark model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)573-608
Number of pages36
JournalNuclear Physics B
Volume32
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Sep 1971
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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