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Feynman Amplitudes and Limits of Heights

Algebraic Geometry 2016-11-01 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We investigate from a mathematical perspective how Feynman amplitudes appear in the low-energy limit of string amplitudes. In this paper, we prove the convergence of the integrands. We derive this from results describing the asymptotic behavior of the height pairing between degree-zero divisors, as a family of Riemann surfaces degenerates. These are obtained by means of the nilpotent orbit theorem in Hodge theory.

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@article{arxiv.1512.04862,
  title  = {Feynman Amplitudes and Limits of Heights},
  author = {Omid Amini and Spencer Bloch and José I. Burgos Gil and Javier Fresán},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.04862},
  year   = {2016}
}

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Final version, 44 pages. To appear in Izvestiya: Mathematics, special volume in honor of Jean-Pierre Serre