The ηL(1410) component of the η(1440) pseudoscalar has strong affinity for glue. But its mass is incompatible with lattice simulations that predict a much higher value for the 0 glueball. As a consequence it has been suggested that ηL(1410) could signal physics beyond the Standard Model. Here we argue that if glueballs are closed gluonic fluxtubes then ηL(1410) is a prime candidate for the 0 −+...

We present intermediate results on our ongoing investigation concerning semileptonic decays of heavy pseu-doscalar mesons into pseudoscalar and vector mesons. The corresponding formfactors are evaluated at several momenta and appropriate combinations of four light and four heavy quarks, which are chosen to allow for an extrapolation into the B Meson region. In order to obtain clear groundstate ...

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