Glueball Spins in $ D=3$ Yang-Mills

TL;DR

This study uses lattice calculations to determine the spins of over 100 low-lying glueball states in 2+1 dimensional SU(4) Yang-Mills theory, confirming the Axionic String Ansatz predictions for many states.

Contribution

It provides the first comprehensive lattice-based spin determination for a large number of glueballs up to spin 8, validating the ASA for multiple string levels.

Findings

Perfect match for 39 lightest states with ASA predictions

Good agreement for heavier glueballs with ASA

No significant tensions found between data and ASA

Abstract

We determine spins of more than 100 low lying glueball states in $D=2+1$ dimensional $SU(4)$ gluodynamics by a lattice calculation. We go up to $J=8$ in the spin value. We compare the resulting spectrum with predictions of the Axionic String Ansatz (ASA). We find a perfect match for 39 lightest states, corresponding to the first four string levels. In particular, this resolves tensions between the ASA predictions and earlier spin determinations. The observed spins of heavier glueballs are also in a good agreement with the ASA. We did not identify any sharp tension between lattice data and the ASA, but more work is needed to fully test the ASA predictions for the spins of 64 states at the fifth string level.