Mesonic molecule

A mesonic molecule is a set of two or more mesons bound together by the strong force.¹² Unlike baryonic molecules, which form the nuclei of all elements in nature save hydrogen-1, a mesonic molecule has yet to be definitively observed.³ The X(3872) discovered in 2003 and the Z(4430) discovered in 2007 by the Belle experiment are the best candidates for such an observation.

References

Trutnev, Yuri A. (1998). In The Intermissions: Collected Works On Research Into The Essentials Of Theoretical Physics In R. World Scientific. p. 106. ISBN 978-981-4495-65-3. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
Hughes, Vernon (2012). Muon Physics V3: Chemistry and Solids. Elsevier. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-323-15616-5. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
Jungmann, Klaus; Hughes, Vernon W.; Putlitz, Gisbert zu (2012). The Future of Muon Physics: Proceedings of the International Symposium on The Future of Muon Physics, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany, 7–9 May, 1991. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-642-77960-2.

[1] Trutnev, Yuri A. (1998). In The Intermissions: Collected Works On Research Into The Essentials Of Theoretical Physics In R. World Scientific. p. 106. ISBN 978-981-4495-65-3. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[2] Hughes, Vernon (2012). Muon Physics V3: Chemistry and Solids. Elsevier. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-323-15616-5. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[3] Jungmann, Klaus; Hughes, Vernon W.; Putlitz, Gisbert zu (2012). The Future of Muon Physics: Proceedings of the International Symposium on The Future of Muon Physics, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany, 7–9 May, 1991. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-642-77960-2.

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