# Scalar Quarkonium and the Scalar Glueball

## TL;DR

This paper discusses the identification of scalar glueballs and quarkonium states, supporting $f_J(1710)$ as the lightest scalar glueball and proposing $f_0(1500)$ as an $sar{s}$ quarkonium candidate.

## Contribution

It provides valence approximation calculations supporting the scalar glueball identification and offers evidence for $f_0(1500)$ being an $sar{s}$ quarkonium.

## Key findings

- $f_J(1710)$ likely the lightest scalar glueball
- $f_0(1500)$ identified as $sar{s}$ quarkonium
- Valence approximation supports glueball mass estimates

## Abstract

Valence approximation glueball mass and decay calculations support the identification of $f_J(1710)$ as the lightest scalar glueball. An alternate glueball candidate is $f_0(1500)$. I present evidence for the identification of $f_0(1500)$ as $s\overline{s}$ quarkonium.