Tracking S-matrix bounds across dimensions
Abstract
We study massive scattering of identical scalar particles in spacetime dimensions 3 to 11 using non-perturbative S-matrix bootstrap techniques. Treating as a continuous parameter, we compute two-sided numerical bounds on low-energy observables and find smooth branches of extremal amplitudes separated by sharp kinks at and , coinciding with a transition in threshold analyticity and the loss of some well-known dispersive positivity constraints. Our results reveal a rich structure in the space of massive S-matrices across dimensions and identify threshold singularities as a key organizing principle. We comment on numerical limitations at large dimension and on possible implications for ultraviolet completion in higher-dimensional quantum field theory.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2512.24474,
title = {Tracking S-matrix bounds across dimensions},
author = {Mehmet Asim Gumus and Simon Metayer and Piotr Tourkine},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.24474},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
7+10 pages, 5 figures