Δ-algebra and scattering amplitudes
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Cachazo, Freddy
Early, Nick
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Delta-algebra and scattering amplitudes
Date Issued
February 2019
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Journal of high energy physics
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Cachazo, Freddy, Nick Early, Alfredo Guevara, and Sebastian Mizera, "Δ-algebra and scattering amplitudes." Journal of high energy physics 2019 (2019): no. 5 doi 10.1007/JHEP02(2019)005
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Abstract
In this paper we study an algebra that naturally combines two familiar operations in scattering amplitudes: computations of volumes of polytopes using triangulations and constructions of canonical forms from products of smaller ones. We mainly concentrate on the case of G(2, n) as it controls both general MHV leading singularities and CHY integrands for a variety of theories. This commutative algebra has also appeared in the study of configuration spaces and we called it the Δ-algebra. As a natural application, we generalize the well-known square move. This allows us to generate infinite families of new moves between non-planar on-shell diagrams. We call them sphere moves. Using the Δ-algebra we derive familiar results, such as the KK and BCJ relations, and prove novel formulas for higher-order relations. Finally, we comment on generalizations to G(k, n). ©2019
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics
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https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2019)005
