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Scattering States in AdS/CFT

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-03-19 v1

Abstract

We show that suitably regulated multi-trace primary states in large N CFTs behave like `in' and `out' scattering states in the flat-space limit of AdS. Their transition matrix elements approach the exact scattering amplitudes for the bulk theory, providing a natural CFT definition of the flat space S-Matrix. We study corrections resulting from the AdS curvature and particle propagation far from the center of AdS, and show that AdS simply provides an IR regulator that disappears in the flat space limit.

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@article{arxiv.1104.2597,
  title  = {Scattering States in AdS/CFT},
  author = {A. Liam Fitzpatrick and Jared Kaplan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.2597},
  year   = {2015}
}

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29+7 pages, 3 figures

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