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Some recent progress in using lattice QCD to perform first-principles calculations of the spectra of mesons is discussed. In particular, I highlight some new results on resonances, near-threshold states and related scattering phenomena—this is a theoretically and experimentally interesting area where we have made significant advances in the last few years.
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Thomas, C.E. Meson Spectroscopy from Lattice QCD. Few-Body Syst 58, 122 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-017-1278-2
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