Decay properties of the $Z_c(3900)$ through the Fierz rearrangement

Abstract

We systematically construct all the tetraquark currents/operators of $J^{PC} = 1^{+-}$ with the quark configurations $[cq][\bar c \bar q]$, $[\bar c q][\bar q c]$, and $[\bar c c][\bar q q]$ ($q=u/d$), and derive their relations through the Fierz rearrangement of the Dirac and color indices. Using the transformations of $[qc][\bar q \bar c] \to [\bar c c][\bar q q]$ and $[\bar c q][\bar q c]$, we study decay properties of the $Z_c(3900)$ as a compact tetraquark state; while using the transformation of $[\bar c q][\bar q c] \to [\bar c c][\bar q q]$, we study its decay properties as a hadronic molecular state.