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Constraints on sequential discontinuities from the geometry of on-shell spaces.
| Title: | Constraints on sequential discontinuities from the geometry of on-shell spaces. |
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| Authors: | Hannesdottir, Holmfridur S., McLeod, Andrew J., Schwartz, Matthew D., Vergu, Cristian |
| Source: | Journal of High Energy Physics; Jul2023, Vol. 2023 Issue 7, p1-117, 117p |
| Abstract: | We present several classes of constraints on the discontinuities of Feynman integrals that go beyond the Steinmann relations. These constraints follow from a geometric formulation of the Landau equations that was advocated by Pham, in which the singularities of Feynman integrals correspond to critical points of maps between on-shell spaces. To establish our results, we review elements of Picard-Lefschetz theory, which connect the homotopy properties of the space of complexified external momenta to the homology of the combined space of on-shell internal and external momenta. An important concept that emerges from this analysis is the question of whether or not a pair of Landau singularities is compatible — namely, whether or not the Landau equations for the two singularities can be satisfied simultaneously. Under conditions we describe, sequential discontinuities with respect to non-compatible Landau singularities must vanish. Although we only rigorously prove results for Feynman integrals with generic masses in this paper, we expect the geometric and algebraic insights that we gain will also assist in the analysis of more general Feynman integrals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Subject Terms: | FEYNMAN integrals, GEOMETRY, ALGEBRAIC geometry, SCATTERING amplitude (Physics), DIFFERENTIAL geometry |
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| ISSN: | 11266708 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/JHEP07(2023)236 |
| Database: | Complementary Index |