Description of the H Dibaryon in Terms of a First-Order Hexaquark Mass Formula

The H dibaryon is modeled as a ΛΛ state in terms of a first-order hexaquark mass formula. Λ baryon masses are determined from the mass formula of Zel'dovich and Sakharov.

The H dibaryon mass is determined to be 2602 MeV/c2. This predicted value is about 10-20% larger than the various experimental values. This state is predicted to have Jπ values of 0+ and 1+. A 0+ H baryon assignment is predicted by analysis of experimental data.

The predicted mass of the H baryon state provides a crucial test of the validity of the proposed first-order mass formula and its weak coupling structure. Moreover, this mass formula provides a general framework to calculate hexaquark masses.