λ , ρ , and σ Regge trajectories for the hexaquark ( u ‾ ( c c ) ) ( b ( b ‾ b ‾ ) ) in the triquark-antitriquark picture
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: We propose Regge trajectory relations for the hexaquark ${(\bar{u}(cc))(b(\bar{b}\bar{b}))}$ by using the Regge trajectory relations for diquarks and triquarks. With these newly derived relations, we investigate five series of hexaquark Regge trajectories: the $λ$-, $ρ_1$-, $ρ_2$-, $σ_1$-, and $σ_2$-trajectories. We demonstrate that, apart from the simplest $λ_1$-trajectories, the $ρ_1$-, $ρ_2$-, $σ_1$-, and $σ_2$-trajectories cannot be constructed by merely mimicking the meson Regge trajectories, since mesons possess no internal substructures. To derive these trajectories, one must account for the structure and internal substructure of hexaquark. Without this structural information, the $ρ_1$-, $ρ_2$-, $σ_1$-, and $σ_2$-trajectories could only be obtained through direct fits to available theoretical predictions or future experimental data. We demonstrate that the $ρ_1$-, $ρ_2$-, $σ_1$-, and $σ_2$-trajectories for the hexaquark do not correspond respectively to the Regge trajectories for the triquark, antitriquark, diquark, and antidiquark. Nevertheless, their behaviors match those of the Regge trajectories for the triquark $(\bar{u}(cc))$, the antitriquark $(b(\bar{b}\bar{b}))$, the diquark $(cc)$, and the antidiquark $(\bar{b}\bar{b})$, in that respective order. Furthermore, we present rough mass estimates for the excited states corresponding to the $λ$-, $ρ_1$-, $ρ_2$-, $σ_1$-, and $σ_2$-trajectories.
DOI: 10.1103/24ms-nvqy
Authors: Xin-Ru Liu, Qi Liu, Jiao-Kai Chen
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7222976142