X(3872) in the molecular model

Abstract

We discuss methods and approaches to the description of molecular states in the spectrum of heavy quarks and investigate in detail various properties of the exotic charmonium-like state X(3872) in the framework of the mesonic molecule model.

Comments: LaTeX2e, 58 pages, 18 figures, 7 tables, review paper published in Phys.Usp., translation into Russian available in source package