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Main Authors: Shen, Yi-Bo, Liu, Ming-Zhu, Liu, Zhi-Wei, Geng, Li-Sheng
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.06409
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  • A recent analysis of the LHCb data [Phys. Rev. D 105 (2022) L031503] obtained a sizable negative effective range for the $X(3872)$. This has attracted intensive discussions on whether $X(3872)$ can be deemed as a $D\bar{D}^*$ molecular state. This work explicitly demonstrates that the negative effective range of the $X(3872)$ does not contradict the molecular picture, adopting an effective field theory formulation of the $D\bar{D}^*$ interaction that can simultaneously reproduce the binding energy and effective range of the $X(3872)$. We elaborate on the implications of the large negative effective range of $X(3872)$ and the small binding energy on the underlying $D\bar{D}^*$ interaction. Such results are relevant for a better understanding of hadronic molecules and their binding mechanism.