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We express one-loop string amplitudes involving both open and closed strings as sum over pure open string amplitudes. These findings generalize the analogous tree-level result to higher loops and extend the tree-level observation that in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-02-10 S. Stieberger

KLT relations almost factorize closed string amplitudes on $S_2$ by two open string tree amplitudes which correspond to the left- and the right- moving sectors. In this paper, we investigate string amplitudes on $D_2$ and $RP_2$. We find…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-06 Yi-Xin Chen , Yi-Jian Du , Qian Ma

We recursively construct tree-level electromagnetic and gravitational Compton amplitudes of higher-spin massive particles by the all-line transverse momentum shift. With three-point amplitude as input, we demonstrate that higher-point…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-06-04 Yohei Ema , Ting Gao , Wenqi Ke , Zhen Liu , Ishmam Mahbub

The quantum effects encapsulated in loop corrections are crucial in quantum field theory for a wide variety of formal and phenomenological applications. In this article we propose and check a definition of the so-called single cut…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-10-18 Rutger H. Boels , Hui Luo

In the context of the bosonic closed string theory, by using the operatorial formalism, we give a simple expression of the off-shell amplitude with an arbitrary number of external massless states inserted on the Klein bottle.

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 L. Cappiello , R. Marotta , R. Pettorino , F. Pezzella

Following~\cite{Arkani-Hamed:2017thz}, we derive a recursion relation by applying a one-parameter deformation of kinematic variables for tree-level scattering amplitudes in bi-adjoint $\phi^3$ theory. The recursion relies on properties of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-05-28 Song He , Qinglin Yang

In this letter, we propose a stringy model for $n$-point tree-level form factor with the off-shell operator in the scalar and gluon theories, from the bosonic string disk amplitude: $n$ open string states and $1$ closed string state scatter…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-07-14 Qu Cao

We present a novel framework for deriving on-shell recursion relations, with a specific focus on biadjoint and pure Yang-Mills theories. Starting from the double-cover CHY factorization formulae, we identify a suitable set of independent…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-03-03 Humberto Gomez

The Abelian Higgs model forms an essential part of the electroweak standard model: it is the sector containing only Z and Higgs bosons. We present a diagram-based proof of the tree-level unitarity of this model inside the unitary gauge,…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-01-17 Ronald Kleiss , Oscar Boher Luna

We use the remodeling approach to the B-model topological string in terms of recursion relations to study open string amplitudes at orbifold points. To this end, we clarify modular properties of the open amplitudes and rewrite them in a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-04-30 Vincent Bouchard , Albrecht Klemm , Marcos Marino , Sara Pasquetti

We establish a set of new on-shell recursion relations for amplitudes satisfying soft theorems. The recursion relations can apply to those amplitudes whose additional physical inputs from soft theorems are enough to overcome the bad large-z…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-04-20 Hui Luo , Congkao Wen

The gluon tree amplitudes of open twistor string theory, defined as contour integrals over the ACCK link variables, are shown to satisfy the BCFW relations, thus confirming that they coincide with the corresponding amplitudes in gauge field…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-03 Louise Dolan , Peter Goddard

Recently, an extension of the BCFW on-shell recursion relation suitable to compute gauge invariant scattering amplitudes with off-shell particles has been presented for Yang-Mills theories with fermions. In particular, 4- and 5-point…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-10-28 Mirko Serino

We review two novel techniques used to calculate tree-level scattering amplitudes efficiently: MHV diagrams, and on-shell recursion relations. For the MHV diagrams, we consider applications to tree-level amplitudes and focus in particular…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-05-27 Andreas Brandhuber , Bill Spence , Gabriele Travaglini

We derive general tree-level recursion relations for amplitudes which include massive propagating particles. As an illustration, we apply these recursion relations to scattering amplitudes of gluons coupled to massive scalars. We provide…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 S. D. Badger , E. W. N. Glover , V. V. Khoze , P. Svrcek

Witten's twistor string theory gives rise to an enigmatic formula [arXiv:hep-th/0403190] known as the "connected prescription" for tree-level Yang-Mills scattering amplitudes. We derive a link representation for the connected prescription…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-05 Marcus Spradlin , Anastasia Volovich

Arkani-Hamed et. al. have recently shown that all tree-level scattering amplitudes in maximal supergravity exhibit exceptionally soft behavior when two supermomenta are taken to infinity in a particular complex direction, and that this…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-13 Marcus Spradlin , Anastasia Volovich , Congkao Wen

Two-point tree-level amplitudes in bosonic closed string theory are described by a correlation function within the BRST formalism, which respects manifest Lorentz and conformal invariance. In the derivation of the two-point amplitudes, we…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-02-13 Isao Kishimoto , Shigenori Seki , Tomohiko Takahashi

The newly discovered splitting behavior of tree-level scattering amplitudes of particles and strings has been expressed in terms of currents containing one off-shell leg. In this work, we explain how to obtain on-shell representations of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-12-25 Thales Azevedo , Humberto Gomez , Renann Lipinski Jusinskas

The fragmentation functions and scattering amplitudes are investigated in the framework of light-front perturbation theory. It is demonstrated that, the factorization property of the fragmentation functions implies the recursion relations…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-06-16 Christian A. Cruz-Santiago , Anna M. Stasto