Universe Colloquium: Prospects in hadron spectroscopy

by Vincent Mathieu (Indiana University, USA)

Wednesday 22 Oct 2014, 16:30 → 17:30 Europe/Berlin

seminar room (Excellence Cluster Universe, Boltzmannstrasse 2, Garching)

There are several experiments in Europe (COMPASS, LHCb), USA (CLAS, GlueX) and Asia (BES, Belle) devoted to hadron spectroscopy. In this talk, their goals and prospects are presented with a special emphasis on the discovery of new 'exotic' resonances. There are indeed indications from these experiments about resonances (hybrid mesons, glueballs, tetraquarks, etc.) beyond the quark model classification. However, a close collaboration between theorists and experimentalists is necessary to draw robust conclusions about their existence. Vincent will review the theoretical developments necessary to fully exploit the data provided by the experiments and finally reach their objectives. The Universe Colloquium is followed by a social gathering with wine and cheese.