A Light-Cone QCD Inspired Effective Hamiltonian Model with SU (3) Flavor Mixing

Abstract

The effective light-cone Hamiltonian is extended to include the 𝑆𝑈 (3) flavor mixing interaction besides the confining potential. Solving the coupled 𝐽 = 0 mass eigen equations for the up, down, and strange quark components numerically, the masses of 𝜋 0 and 𝜂, their radial wave functions, and rms radii are obtained in agreement with the experimental data.