scholarly journals New structures in scattering amplitudes: A review

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (05) ◽  
pp. 1430005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Benincasa
Keyword(s):  
Scattering Amplitudes ◽  
Level Structure ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Tree Level ◽  
Singularity Structure ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Perturbative Regime ◽  
Supersymmetric Theories ◽  
Loop Amplitudes

We review some recent developments in the understanding of field theories in the perturbative regime. In particular, we discuss the notions of analyticity, unitarity and locality, and therefore the singularity structure of scattering amplitudes in general interacting theories. We describe their tree-level structure and their on-shell representations, as well as the links between the tree-level structure itself and the structure of the loop amplitudes. Finally, we describe the on-shell diagrammatics recently proposed both on general grounds and in the remarkable example of planar supersymmetric theories.

scholarly journals The L∞ structure of gauge theories with matter

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Humberto Gomez ◽  
Renann Lipinski Jusinskas ◽  
Cristhiam Lopez-Arcos ◽  
Alexander Quintero Vélez
Keyword(s):  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Scattering Amplitudes ◽  
Quantum Chromodynamics ◽  
Minimal Model ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Algebraic Approach ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Tree Level ◽  
Scalar Quantum ◽  
Chern Simons

Abstract In this work we present an algebraic approach to the dynamics and perturbation theory at tree-level for gauge theories coupled to matter. The field theories we will consider are: Chern-Simons-Matter, Quantum Chromodynamics, and scalar Quantum Chromodynamics. Starting with the construction of the master action in the classical Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism, we will extract the L∞-algebra that allow us to recursively calculate the perturbiner expansion from its minimal model. The Maurer-Cartan action obtained in this procedure will then motivate a generating function for all the tree-level scattering amplitudes. There are two interesting outcomes of this construction: a generator for fully-flavoured amplitudes via a localisation on Dyck words; and closed expressions for fermion and scalar lines attached to n-gluons with arbitrary polarisations.

Beyond the Standard Model

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Baulieu ◽  
John Iliopoulos ◽  
Roland Sénéor
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
General Relativity ◽  
Supergravity Models ◽  
Standard Model ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Beyond The Standard Model ◽  
Super Symmetry ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Topological Field ◽  
Supersymmetric Theories

The motivation for supersymmetry. The algebra, the superspace, and the representations. Field theory models and the non-renormalisation theorems. Spontaneous and explicit breaking of super-symmetry. The generalisation of the Montonen–Olive duality conjecture in supersymmetric theories. The remarkable properties of extended supersymmetric theories. A brief discussion of twisted supersymmetry in connection with topological field theories. Attempts to build a supersymmetric extention of the standard model and its experimental consequences. The property of gauge supersymmetry to include general relativity and the supergravity models.

scholarly journals Loops in AdS: from the spectral representation to position space. Part II

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean Carmi
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Representation ◽  
Tree Level ◽  
Point Function ◽  
Position Space ◽  
Gross Neveu Model ◽  
Loop Amplitudes

Abstract We continue the study of AdS loop amplitudes in the spectral representation and in position space. We compute the finite coupling 4-point function in position space for the large-N conformal Gross Neveu model on AdS3. The resummation of loop bubble diagrams gives a result proportional to a tree-level contact diagram. We show that certain families of fermionic Witten diagrams can be easily computed from their companion scalar diagrams. Thus, many of the results and identities of [1] are extended to the case of external fermions. We derive a spectral representation for ladder diagrams in AdS. Finally, we compute various bulk 2-point correlators, extending the results of [1].

scholarly journals Two-loop rational terms in Yang-Mills theories

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Nicolas Lang ◽  
Stefano Pozzorini ◽  
Hantian Zhang ◽  
Max F. Zoller
Keyword(s):  
Scattering Amplitudes ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
A Posteriori ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
General Properties ◽  
Finite Set ◽  
Numerical Tools ◽  
Loop Amplitudes

Abstract Scattering amplitudes in D dimensions involve particular terms that originate from the interplay of UV poles with the (D − 4)-dimensional parts of loop numerators. Such contributions can be controlled through a finite set of process-independent rational counterterms, which make it possible to compute loop amplitudes with numerical tools that construct the loop numerators in four dimensions. Building on a recent study [1] of the general properties of two-loop rational counterterms, in this paper we investigate their dependence on the choice of renormalisation scheme. We identify a nontrivial form of scheme dependence, which originates from the interplay of mass and field renormalisation with the (D−4)-dimensional parts of loop numerators, and we show that it can be controlled through a new kind of one-loop counterterms. This guarantees that the two-loop rational counterterms for a given renormalisable theory can be derived once and for all in terms of generic renormalisation constants, which can be adapted a posteriori to any scheme. Using this approach, we present the first calculation of the full set of two-loop rational counterterms in Yang-Mills theories. The results are applicable to SU(N) and U(1) gauge theories coupled to nf fermions with arbitrary masses.

TREE DIAGRAMS IN WITTEN’S SUPERSTRING FIELD THEORY

1989 ◽  
Vol 04 (21) ◽  
pp. 2063-2071
Author(s):  
GEORGE SIOPSIS
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Scattering Amplitudes ◽  
Invariant Theory ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Contact Term ◽  
Tree Level ◽  
Gauge Invariant

It is shown that the contact term discovered by Wendt is sufficient to ensure finiteness of all tree-level scattering amplitudes in Witten’s field theory of open superstrings. Its inclusion in the action also leads to a gauge-invariant theory. Thus, no additional higher-order counterterms in the action are needed.

scholarly journals Two-loop leading colour QCD corrections to $$ q\overline{q} $$ → γγg and qg → γγq

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bakul Agarwal ◽  
Federico Buccioni ◽  
Andreas von Manteuffel ◽  
Lorenzo Tancredi
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Code ◽  
Tree Level ◽  
Partial Fraction ◽  
Integration By Parts ◽  
Analytic Expressions ◽  
Partial Fraction Decomposition ◽  
Loop Amplitudes

Abstract We present the leading colour and light fermionic planar two-loop corrections for the production of two photons and a jet in the quark-antiquark and quark-gluon channels. In particular, we compute the interference of the two-loop amplitudes with the corresponding tree level ones, summed over colours and polarisations. Our calculation uses the latest advancements in the algorithms for integration-by-parts reduction and multivariate partial fraction decomposition to produce compact and easy-to-use results. We have implemented our results in an efficient C++ numerical code. We also provide their analytic expressions in Mathematica format.

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