# Companion poles: from the $a_{0}(980)$ to the $X(3872)$

## TL;DR

This paper discusses how strong coupling of quark-antiquark states to meson decay channels can generate companion poles, explaining certain resonances like the $a_{0}(980)$ and $X(3872)$ as dynamically generated states.

## Contribution

It introduces the concept of companion poles arising from strong meson coupling, providing a unified explanation for several observed resonances and clarifying the nature of others like the $Y(4008)$ and $Y(4260)$.

## Key findings

- The $a_{0}(980)$ and $X(3872)$ can be understood as dynamically generated companion poles.
- Some resonances are not independent states but manifestations of other known resonances.
- The $Y(4008)$ and $Y(4260)$ are not separate resonances but related to $ ext{ψ}(4040)$ and $ ext{ψ}(4160)$.

## Abstract

When an unstable ordinary quark-antiquark state couples strongly to other low-mass mesons (such as pions, kaons, $D$-mesons, etc.), the quantum fluctuations generated by the decay products dress the bare `seed' $\bar{q}q$ state and modify its spectral functions. The state is associated to a pole on the complex plane. When the coupling to the decay products is sufficiently large, a remarkable and interesting phenomenon takes place: dynamically generated companion states (or poles) might emerge. Some resonances listed in the PDG , such as the $a_{0}(980),$ the $K_{0}^{\ast}(700),$ and the $X(3872),$ can be well understood by this mechanism, that we briefly review in these proceedings. On the other hand, we show that the $Y(4008)$ and $Y(4260)$ are not independent resonances (or poles), but manifestations of $\psi(4040)$ and $\psi(4160),$ respectively.