https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2002-10196-3
Original Paper
Exotics and all that
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Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, TN 37831, Oak Ridge, USA
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, TN 37996, Knoxville, USA
* e-mail: barnes@bethe.phy.ornl.gov
This invited contribution summarizes some of the more important aspects of exotics. We review theoretical expectations for exotic and nonexotic hybrid mesons, and briefly discuss the leading experimental candidate for an exotic, the $\pi_1(1600)$.
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