Longitudinal dynamics for mesons on the light cone

We survey a set of proposed light-front models for confinement in the valence quark sector of the mesons and portray similarities as well as differences. We present the spectroscopies for the light mesons that result from a selection of longitudinal confinement forms. We note that the Sturm-Liouville theory provides a unifying framework for many elements of this comparison.

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A set of proposed light-front models for confinement in the valence quark sector of mesons are surveyed and similarities as well as differences are portrayed. The spectroscopies for light mesons resulting from a selection of longitudinal confinement forms are presented. It is noted that the Sturm-Liouville theory provides a unifying framework for many elements in this comparison.