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$2$-Split of Form Factors via BCFW Recursion Relation

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-12-09 v2

Abstract

Recently, \cite{Cao:2025hio} demonstrated the 22-split for form factor under specific kinematic constraints. This factorization is analogous to that observed in scattering amplitudes. A key consequence of this structure is the presence of hidden zeros, where the form factors vanish on specific kinematic loci. We first establish these zeros and a new zero for the form factors of the composite operators O=12\Tr((ϕ)2)+\Tr(ϕ3){\cal O} =\frac{1}{2}\Tr((\partial \phi)^2) + \Tr(\phi^3) and O=\Tr(F2){\cal O} = \Tr(F^2), and then employ an inductive proof based on the BCFW recursion relation to prove the 22-split factorization for any number of external particles.

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@article{arxiv.2509.12564,
  title  = {$2$-Split of Form Factors via BCFW Recursion Relation},
  author = {Liang Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.12564},
  year   = {2025}
}

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13 pages

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