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The S-matrix Bootstrap III: Higher Dimensional Amplitudes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-08-24 v1

Abstract

We consider constraints on the S-matrix of any gapped, Lorentz invariant quantum field theory in 3+1 dimensions due to crossing symmetry, analyticity and unitarity. We extremize cubic couplings, quartic couplings and scattering lengths relevant for the elastic scattering amplitude of two identical scalar particles. In the cases where our results can be compared with the older S-matrix literature they are in excellent agreement. We also extremize a cubic coupling in 2+1 dimensions which we can directly compare to a universal bound for a QFT in AdS. This paper generalizes our previous 1+1 dimensional results of arXiv:1607.06109 and arXiv:1607.06110.

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@article{arxiv.1708.06765,
  title  = {The S-matrix Bootstrap III: Higher Dimensional Amplitudes},
  author = {Miguel F. Paulos and Joao Penedones and Jonathan Toledo and Balt C. van Rees and Pedro Vieira},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.06765},
  year   = {2017}
}

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25+18 pages, 15 figures

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