The ground state of the Pomeron and its decays to light mesons and photons

TL;DR

This paper investigates the coupling of the timelike Pomeron to light mesons and photons, analyzing high-energy scattering data and proposing the $f_2(1950)$ resonance as the Pomeron's ground state.

Contribution

It introduces a novel interpretation of the $f_2(1950)$ resonance as the Pomeron's ground state based on scattering data analysis.

Findings

Possible identification of $f_2(1950)$ as Pomeron ground state

Analysis of Pomeron coupling to light mesons and photons

Implications for high-energy scattering models

Abstract

The problem of the timelike Pomeron coupling to light mesons and photons is considered in light of available data on high-energy meson-proton scattering. Possible correspondence of $f_2(1950)$ resonance to the ground state of the Pomeron is argued.