Interquark potential model for multiquark systems

A potential model for four interacting quarks is constructed in SU(2) from six basis states—the three partitions into quark pairs, where the gluon field is either in its ground state or first excited state. With four independent parameters to describe the interactions connecting these basis states, it is possible to fit 100 pieces of data—the ground and first excited states of configurations from six different four-quark geometries calculated on a ${16}^3\times 32$ lattice.