Non-analytic terms of string amplitudes from partial waves

Abstract We describe a general formalism based on the partial-wave decomposition to compute the iterative s-channel discontinuity of four-point amplitudes at any loop order. As an application, we focus on the low-energy expansions of type I and II superstring amplitudes. Besides providing new result...

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Main Authors: Yu-tin Huang, Hynek Paul, Michele Santagata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-11-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2024)117
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Summary:Abstract We describe a general formalism based on the partial-wave decomposition to compute the iterative s-channel discontinuity of four-point amplitudes at any loop order. As an application, we focus on the low-energy expansions of type I and II superstring amplitudes. Besides providing new results for their leading and sub-leading logarithmic contributions beyond genus one, our approach elucidates the general structure of non-analytic threshold terms. In the case of open strings, the use of orthogonal colour projectors allows us to efficiently compute all contributions from different worldsheet topologies at a given loop order.
ISSN:1029-8479