Hadronic resonance spectrum may help in resolution of meson nonet enigmas

The identification of problematic meson states as the members of the quark model q overlineq nonets by using a hadronic resonance spectrum is discussed. The results favor the currently adopted q overlineq assignments for the tensor and 1 ³F₄J^PC = 4 ⁺⁺ meson nontes, and suggest a new q overlineq assignments for the scalar and axial-vector nonets which favor the interpretation of the f₀(980), f₀(1710) and f₁(1510) mesons as non-q overlineq objects. We also suggest that the 2 ³S ₁{1}/{2}(1 ^-) state should be identified with the K ^∗ (1680) rather than K ^∗ (1410) meson.