The Static Pentaquark Potential in Lattice QCD

We perform the first study for the static penta-quark (5Q) potential in lattice QCD with β=6.0 and 16³ × 32 at the quenched level. Accurate results of the 5Q potential are extracted from the 5Q Wilson loop using the smearing method, which enhances the ground-state component. The tetra-quark potential for the {QQ - bar Qbar Q} system is also studied in lattice QCD. The multi-quark potentials are found to be well described as a sum of the one-gluon-exchange Coulomb term and the multi-Y linear confinement term based on the flux-tube picture.