| Composition | t t  | 
|---|---|
| Statistics | bosonic | 
| Interactions | strong, weak, gravitational, electromagnetic | 
| Status | hypothetical | 
| Antiparticle | self | 
| Electric charge | 0 e | 
| Isospin | 0 | 
| Hypercharge | 0 | 
| Parity | −1 | 
| C parity | −1 | 
The theta meson (
θ
)[1] is a hypothetical form of quarkonium (i.e. a flavourless meson) formed by a top quark (
t
) and top antiquark (
t
). As a P-odd and C-odd 
t
t
 state, it is analogous to the 
ϕ
 (
s
s
), 
J/ψ
 (
c
c
) and 
ϒ
 (
b
b
) mesons. Due to the top quark's short lifetime, the theta meson is expected to not be observed in nature.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Roos, M.; Wohl, C.G. "Naming Scheme for Hadrons" (PDF). lbl.gov. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
 - ↑ Fabiano, N. (1998). "Top mesons". European Physical Journal C. 2 (2): 345–350. arXiv:hep-ph/9704261. Bibcode:1998EPJC....2..345F. doi:10.1007/s100520050144. S2CID 17321939.
 
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