String Correction for Baryon Orbital Excitations

TL;DR

This paper calculates the correction to the three-quark potential in baryons caused by the string's moment of inertia, estimating its impact on P-wave heavy baryons.

Contribution

It introduces a new correction factor to the baryon potential accounting for string inertia effects, enhancing the accuracy of baryon modeling.

Findings

String corrections significantly affect P-wave heavy baryon energies

Quantitative estimates of the correction magnitude are provided

The correction improves the theoretical understanding of baryon structure

Abstract

The correction to the string junction three-quark potential in a baryon due to the proper moment of inertia of the QCD string is calculated. The magnitudes of the string corrections in P-wave heavy baryons are estimated.