Study of $P_c(4457)$, $P_c(4440)$, and $P_c(4312)$ in a quasipotential Bethe-Salpeter equation approach

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Very recently, the LHCb Collaboration reported their new results about the pentaquarks at charm energy region.

• Based on the new experimental results, we recalculate the molecular states composed of a $\Sigma_c^{(*)}$ baryon and a $\bar{D}^{(*)}$ meson in a quasipotential Bethe-Salpeter equation approach.
• The two-peak structure around 4450 MeV can be interpreted as two $\Sigma_c \bar{D}^*$ bound states with spin parities $1/2^-$ and $3/2^-$.
• The newly observed pentaquark $P_c(4312)$ can be assigned as a $\Sigma_c\bar{D}$ bound state with spin parity $1/2^-$.