Sign Flip Triangulation of the Amplituhedron
Ryota Kojima SOKENDAI, KEK theory centor
Based on
RK, JHEP 1904 (2019) 085 arxiv:1812.01822 [hep-th]
RK, Cameron Langer, Jaroslav Trnka and Minshan Zheng(UC Davis, QMAP), in progress
Strings and Fields 2019 at YITP 8/20 Introduction
• Scattering amplitude: Basic objects in QFT.
• Recently there are many progress about the understanding of the new structure of scattering amplitude.
• Studying and calculating scattering amplitudes became a new direction in theoretical physics.
• Major motivations:
• Efficient calculations of the scattering amplitudes
• Use amplitudes as a probe to explore quantum field theory
2 Introduction
• Efficient calculations of the scattering amplitudes
• Use amplitudes as a probe to explore quantum field theory
• Example: BCFW recursion relation (Britto, Cachazo, Feng, Witten 2005)
• Method for building higher-point amplitudes from lower-point
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• It is possible to calculate all order amplitudes in Planar N=4 SYM from BCFW. (Arkani-Hamed, Bourjaily, Cachazo, Caron-Huot, Trnka 2010) 3 Introduction
• Efficient calculations of the scattering amplitudes
• Use amplitudes as a probe to explore quantum field theory
• Geometrization of scattering amplitudes
“Amplitude = Volume of a geometric object”
Example; Planar N=4 SYM
The amplituhedron (Z) (N. Arkani-Hamed, J. Trnka 2013) 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 n,m,k Z1 • k-plane in k+m dimensional space • Defined as a generalization of convex polytope. Z2 Zn
Z4 • m=4 ; physical amplituhedron n,k(Z) A Z3
4 Introduction
• For each amplituhedron, we can define a volume form; Canonical Form ⌦
has logarithmic singularities at all boundaries of (Z) ⌦ An,k
n -point N k MHV amplitude
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Z =( a,yaa˙ a) 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 i i i k · · · N MHV → amplitude with K+2 negative pμσaa = paa = λaλ˜a i μ i i i helicity particles yaa˙ yaa˙ = paa˙ i i+1 i
• Calculate the scattering amplitude = Construct the volume form of the amplituhedron: this is purely geometrical !
5 Introduction
Geometrization of scattering amplitudes
Ω What happensCanonical during form the scattering Amplituhedron process of elementary particles? An Scattering Amplitude
ℒ Lagrangian Feynman diagram
6 Introduction
• Efficient calculations of the scattering amplitudes BCFW recursion relation
• There are another recursion relations
Local representation, Momentum twistor diagram…
Question
• What is the relation between these recursion relations?
• Can we obtain another recursion relation?
We use the geometrization of scattering amplitudes
7 Motivation
One of the triangulation of the BCFW Recursion relation amplituhedron
Of cause there are various way of the triangulation • Question:
Is it possible to obtain new recursion relations from the triangulation of the amplituhedron?
BCFW ?
• In this work, we found new recursion relations of the 2-loop MHV, 1-loop NMHV amplitude. Introduction
Review of the amplituhedron and sign flip
New recursion relation of 2-loop MHV and 1-loop NMHV
Summary
9 Review of the amplituhedron and sign flip
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• ; Positive Grassmannian: matrix mod cai ∈ G+(k, n) k × n GL(k) ca ca > 0 a1 < ⟨Za1, ⋯, Zan⟩ > 0 a1 < ⋯ < an
• This space is the generalization of the interior of the convex polytope.
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• Canonical form : logarithmic singularities at all boundaries of ( Z ) ⌦ An,k
• The simplest case: Am=4,k=1,n=5
• Boundary ⟨ Y1234⟩, ⟨Y2345⟩, ⟨Y3451⟩, ⟨Y4512⟩, ⟨Y5123⟩,
• The canonical form is
Y 1234 Y 2345 Y 3451 Y 4512 ⌦ = d log h id log h id log h id log h i Y 5123 Y 5123 Y 5123 Y 5123 h i h i h i h i YdYdYdYdY 12345 4 = h ih i M I J K L Y 1234 Y 2345 Y 3451 Y 4512 Y 5123 ⟨Yijkl⟩ = ϵ Y Z Z Z Z 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 h ih ih ih ih i MIJKL i j k l • Let us rewrite Z i as four-dimensional part and its complement
4 zi 4 ( 1234 ⌘5 + 2345 ⌘1 + + 5123 ⌘4) Zi = z = ⌘ d (Y Y ⇤)⌦ = h i h i ··· h i z i i 1234 2345 3451 4512 5123 ✓ i◆ · Z Z h ih ih ih ih i Y ⇤ =(0, 0, 0, 0, 1) ⌘, : auxiliary grassmann variables 5pt tree amplitude
11 Review of the amplituhedron and sign flip
• To obtain the recursion relation, we need to triangulate the amplituhdron
• Example: Polygon
Yd2Y 123 2 Yd2Y 134 2 Yd2Y 145 2 Yd2Y 156 2 ⌦ = h ih i + h ih i + h ih i + h ih i Y 12 Y 23 Y 31 Y 13 Y 34 Y 41 Y 14 Y 45 Y 51 Y 15 Y 56 Y 61 h ih ih i h ih ih i h ih ih i h ih ih i
• More general case, it is difficult to triangulate.
• How to triangulate more general amplituhedron systematically?
Sign flip triangulation Review of the amplituhedron and sign flip • ⟨ Y12⟩ > 0,⟨Y23⟩ > 0,⟨Y34⟩ > 0,⟨Y45⟩ > 0,⟨Y51⟩ > 0; Interior of this polygon Z1
⟨Y12⟩ < 0 ⟨Y12⟩ > 0
Z5 Y Z2 ⟨Y23⟩ > 0 ⟨Y23⟩ < 0
• Triangulate Z3 Z4 Z1
Each cell is specifies by Z 2 ⟨Y13⟩ < 0 Z5 ⟨Y13⟩ > 0 the signs of ⟨ Y1i⟩ ⟨Y14⟩ < 0 ⟨Y13⟩ > 0 ⟨Y14⟩ > 0 ⟨Y14⟩ < 0 Y 12 Y 13 Y 14 Y 15 (1) h + i h - i h - i h - i (1) (3) + + - - (2) (2) + + + - (3)
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Z3 Z4 Review of the amplituhedron and sign flip
• m=2 k=1 n=6 tree amplituhedron: 4 patterns of signs
1 sign flip
• Generally,
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• Example; m=2 k=2 n=6 Y 12 Y 13 Y 14 Y 15 Y 16 h + i h - i h + i h + i h + i + - - + + + - - - + 6 cells + + - + + + + - - + + + + - +
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14 Review of the amplituhedron and sign flip
• From each pattern, we can construct the canonical form.
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dx dy Yd2Y 1i i +1 ⌦ = = h ih 1 1 i i1 x y Y 1i Y 1i +1 Yi i +1 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 h 1ih 1 ih 1 1 i • The canonical form for this amplituhedron is
⌦ = ⌦ij allX flips • Only m=1,2 case, we can triangulate from sign flip.
• m=4 physical amplituhedron or loop amplituhedron, there isn’t simple relation between a particular cell and one of the flip pattern.
15 Introduction
Review of the amplituhedron and sign flip
New recursion relation of 2-loop MHV and 1-loop NMHV
Summary
16 New recursion relation of 2-loop MHV and 1-loop NMHV
• Only m=1,2 case, we can triangulate from sign flip.
• 1-loop MHV amplituhedron is isomorphic to the m=2 k=2 amplituhedron
(m =4,k =0,n; l = 1) (m =2,k =2,n; l = 0) 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 ' A
• From this, we can triangulate the 1-loop MHV amplituhedron from sign flips!
• 1-loop MHV from sign flips
ABd2A ABd2B AB(1ii + 1) (1jj + 1) 2 ⌦ = h ih ih \ i P AB1i AB1i +1 ABii +1 AB1j AB1j +1 ABjj +1 i• This is corresponding to the BCFW recursion relation.
17 New recursion relation of 2-loop MHV and 1-loop NMHV • How about more general case? 2-loop MHV amplituhedron
• 2-loop MHV from sign flips (RK 2018)
⌦n-pt 2-loop = ⌦1 + ⌦2 + ⌦3 + + ⌦13 MHV ijkl ijkl ijkl ··· ijkl i,j,k,l=2,3, ,n 1 i