The discovery of glueballs

1 January 1983

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Surveys in High Energy Physics

Vol. 4 (1-2) , 69-126
https://doi.org/10.1080/01422418308242491

Abstract

Quantum Chromodynamics and other modern theories are based on local gauge invariance of SU(3)_color. There are eight resultant gauge bosons with color called gluons which bind the quaks together into hadrons. However they self interact strongly at low energies and necessarily should form “glueballs” (multi-gluon resonant states). This paper describes the discovery of one or two glueballs by the BNL/CCNY collaboration in the OZI suppressed reaction π⁻p → φφn. The discovery conclusion is based merely on the correctness of modern Quantum Chromodynamics practice. This is a great triumph for Quantum Chromodynamics and other modern theories based on local gauge invariance of SU(3)_color.

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