Published April 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

All-loop cuts from the Amplituhedron

  • 1. University of California, Center for Quantum Mathematics and Physics (QMAP) (United States)
  • 2. Princeton University, Department of Physics (United States)

Description

The definition of the amplituhedron in terms of sign flips involves both one-loop constraints and the "mutual positivity" constraint. To gain an understanding of the all-loop integrand of N=4 sYM requires understanding the crucial role played by mutual positivity. This paper is an attempt towards developing a procedure to introduce the complexities of mutual positivity in a systematic and controlled manner. As the first step in this procedure, we trivialize these constraints and understand the geometry underlying the remaining constraints to all loops and multiplicities. We present a host of configurations which correspond to various faces of the amplituhedron. The results we derive are valid at all multiplicities and loop orders for the maximally helicity violating (MHV) configurations. These include detailed derivations for the results in [1]. We conclude by indicating how one might move beyond trivial mutual positivity by presenting a series of configuration which re-introduce it bit by bit.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
Journal Volume
2019
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 1-40
ISSN
1029-8479

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
54070690
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
GAUGE INVARIANCE; GEOMETRY; HELICITY; MULTIPLICITY; SCATTERING AMPLITUDES; SUPERSYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
AMPLITUDES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; SYMMETRY

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