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Minimal Kinematics on $\mathcal{M}_{0,n}$

Algebraic Geometry 2024-02-06 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Combinatorics

Abstract

Minimal kinematics identifies likelihood degenerations where the critical points are given by rational formulas. These rest on the Horn uniformization of Kapranov-Huh. We characterize all choices of minimal kinematics on the moduli space M0,n\mathcal{M}_{0,n}. These choices are motivated by the CHY model in physics and they are represented combinatorially by 2-trees. We compute 2-tree amplitudes, and we explore extensions to non-planar on-shell diagrams, here identified with the hypertrees of Castravet-Tevelev.

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@article{arxiv.2402.03065,
  title  = {Minimal Kinematics on $\mathcal{M}_{0,n}$},
  author = {Nick Early and Anaëlle Pfister and Bernd Sturmfels},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.03065},
  year   = {2024}
}

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18 pages

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