Finite energy sum rules for gravitational Regge amplitudes

Abstract We develop a framework to derive consistency constraints on gravitational Regge amplitudes based on the finite energy sum rules (FESRs), which directly connect gravitational Regge amplitudes at a finite ultraviolet scale with infrared physics without suffering from super-Planckian physics....

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Main Authors: Toshifumi Noumi, Junsei Tokuda
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2023)032
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description Abstract We develop a framework to derive consistency constraints on gravitational Regge amplitudes based on the finite energy sum rules (FESRs), which directly connect gravitational Regge amplitudes at a finite ultraviolet scale with infrared physics without suffering from super-Planckian physics. For illustration, we consider four-point scattering of an identical massless scalar coupled to gravity. First, we derive multiple FESRs without relying on the s-t-u permutation invariance. We then make use of FESRs, crossing symmetry, and other principles such as unitarity, to derive bounds on the Regge parameters. The bounds result in infrared finite gravitational positivity bounds in four spacetime dimensions.
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spelling doaj.art-f27843f0d4e0466d98e6504148cca96e2023-09-24T11:05:09ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792023-06-012023613510.1007/JHEP06(2023)032Finite energy sum rules for gravitational Regge amplitudesToshifumi Noumi0Junsei Tokuda1Department of Physics, Kobe UniversityDepartment of Physics, Kobe UniversityAbstract We develop a framework to derive consistency constraints on gravitational Regge amplitudes based on the finite energy sum rules (FESRs), which directly connect gravitational Regge amplitudes at a finite ultraviolet scale with infrared physics without suffering from super-Planckian physics. For illustration, we consider four-point scattering of an identical massless scalar coupled to gravity. First, we derive multiple FESRs without relying on the s-t-u permutation invariance. We then make use of FESRs, crossing symmetry, and other principles such as unitarity, to derive bounds on the Regge parameters. The bounds result in infrared finite gravitational positivity bounds in four spacetime dimensions.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2023)032Effective Field TheoriesScattering Amplitudes
spellingShingle Toshifumi Noumi
Junsei Tokuda
Finite energy sum rules for gravitational Regge amplitudes
Journal of High Energy Physics
Effective Field Theories
Scattering Amplitudes
title Finite energy sum rules for gravitational Regge amplitudes
title_full Finite energy sum rules for gravitational Regge amplitudes
title_fullStr Finite energy sum rules for gravitational Regge amplitudes
title_full_unstemmed Finite energy sum rules for gravitational Regge amplitudes
title_short Finite energy sum rules for gravitational Regge amplitudes
title_sort finite energy sum rules for gravitational regge amplitudes
topic Effective Field Theories
Scattering Amplitudes
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2023)032
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