Published June 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Gluon scattering amplitudes at strong coupling

  • 1. Institute for Theoretical Physics and Spinoza Institute, Utrecht University, 3508 TD Utrecht (Netherlands)
  • 2. School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ 08540 (United States)

Description

We describe how to compute planar gluon scattering amplitudes at strong coupling in N = 4 super Yang Mills by using the gauge/string duality. The computation boils down to finding a certain classical string configuration whose boundary conditions are determined by the gluon momenta. The results are infrared divergent. We introduce the gravity version of dimensional regularization to define finite quantities. The leading and subleading IR divergencies are characterized by two functions of the coupling that we compute at strong coupling. We compute also the full finite form for the four point amplitude and we find agreement with a recent ansatz by Bern, Dixon and Smirnov

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal Volume
6
Journal Issue
2007
Journal Page Range
p. 064
ISSN
1126-6708