How to identify the structure of near-threshold states from the line shape

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We revisit the compositeness theorem proposed by Weinberg in an effective field theory (EFT) and explore criteria which are sensitive to the structure of S-wave threshold states. On a general basis, we show that the wave function renormalization constant Z, which is the probability of finding an elementary component in the wave function of a threshold state, can be explicitly introduced in the description of the threshold state. As an application of this EFT method, we describe the near-threshold line shape of the D 0 D⁰ invariant mass spectrum in B→ D 0 D⁰ K and determine a nonvanishing value of Z. It suggests that the X(3872) as a candidate of the D 0 D⁰ molecule may still contain a small cc core. This elementary component, on the one hand, explains its production in the B meson decay via a short-distance mechanism, and on the other hand, is correlated with the D 0 D⁰ threshold enhancement observed in the D 0 D⁰ invariant mass distributions. Meanwhile, we also show that if Z is non-zero, the near-threshold enhancement of the D 0 D⁰ mass spectrum in the B decay will be driven by the short-distance production mechanism. This conclusion is still true even if the long-distance production is enhanced by some unexpected mechanism.