Is the a[sub 0](1450) a Candidate for the Lowest qq[sup 3]P[sub 0] State?

For a[sub 0](1450), considered as the q&qmacr; 1³P[sub 0] state, "experimental" tensor splitting, c[sub exp] = -150 ± 40 MeV, appears to be in contradiction with the conventional theory of fine structure. There is no such discrepancy if a[sub 0](980) belongs to the q&qmacr; 1³P[sub J] multiplet. The hadronic shift of a[sub 0](980) is shown to be greatly dependent on the value of strong coupling in spin-dependent interaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]