The Identification and Properties of Linked and Knotted flux tubes in Particle Physics

This thesis summarizes the research I have done during my graduate tenure at Vanderbilt University. The core of the thesis is a model of glueballs as tightly knotted or linked chromoelectric flux tubes. The model is based on a direct relationship between the mass of a glueball state and the energy o...

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Main Author: Holmes, Martha J
Other Authors: Thomas W. Kephart
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2009
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03302009-190511/