Algebraic Models of Hadron Structure II. Strange Baryons

Abstract

The algebraic treatment of baryons is extended to strange resonances. Within this framework we study a collective string-like model in which the radial excitations are interpreted as rotations and vibrations of the strings. We derive a mass formula and closed expressions for strong and electromagnetic decay widths and use these to analyze the available experimental data.

Comments: 60 pages, 8 figures, 30 tables, Annals of Physics (N.Y.), in press