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Scattering Amplitudes and The Cotton Double Copy

High Energy Physics - Theory 2022-02-23 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We construct classical curvature spinors in topologically massive gauge theory and topologically massive gravity, expressed in terms of massive three-particle amplitudes. We show that when the amplitudes double copy, the curvature spinors satisfy the Cotton double copy, the three-dimensional cousin of the Weyl double copy. Furthermore, we show that under certain circumstances the Cotton double copy can be derived via a dimensional reduction of the Weyl double copy.

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@article{arxiv.2202.10499,
  title  = {Scattering Amplitudes and The Cotton Double Copy},
  author = {William T. Emond and Nathan Moynihan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.10499},
  year   = {2022}
}
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