The Nature of the Hadronic String

TL;DR

This paper investigates the properties of a closed hadronic string through lattice simulations, measuring flux states and comparing observed fluctuations with theoretical models to better understand hadronic string dynamics.

Contribution

It provides the first lattice simulation-based analysis of the flux state energy and fluctuation components of a closed hadronic string, offering empirical data for theoretical models.

Findings

Measured the energy of the flux state (torelon) in lattice simulations.

Deduced the string fluctuation component from simulation data.

Compared fluctuation data with existing hadronic string models.

Abstract

We study a closed hadronic string using pure glue lattice simulation. We measure the energy of the flux state encircling the periodic boundary condition (the torelon). From these data we deduce the string fluctuation component and compare with models for the hadronic string. [The TEX source file is also available by anonymous ftp from suna.amtp.liv.ac.uk in directory pub/cmi ]