t -expansion calculation of the SU(3) axial and tensor glueballs

We use the {ital t}-expansion method to calculate the masses of the 1{sup +{minus}} and 2{sup ++} states in the pure glue sector of the SU(3) lattice gauge theory. The masses are calculated to order {ital t}{sup 6} and the physical predictions are derived from {ital D}-Pade analysis of the ratios of the square of the masses to the string tension. Our results indicate that the axial state is considerably heavier than the scalar (by at least 50% or so) while the tensor lies in between, much closer to the scalar state.