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Tracking S-matrix bounds across dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-01-01 v1

Abstract

We study massive 222 \to 2 scattering of identical scalar particles in spacetime dimensions 3 to 11 using non-perturbative S-matrix bootstrap techniques. Treating dd 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 d=5d=5 and d=7d=7, 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.

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@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}
}

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7+10 pages, 5 figures

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