Membrane Scattering with M-Momentum Transfer

Joseph Polchinski; Philippe Pouliot

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.56.6601

Membrane Scattering with M-Momentum Transfer

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-09 v1

Authors: Joseph Polchinski , Philippe Pouliot

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Abstract

Membrane scattering in m(atrix) theory is related to dynamics in three-dimensional $SU(2)$ gauge theory, with transfer of $p^{11}$ being an instanton process. We calculate the instanton amplitude and find precise agreement with the amplitude in eleven dimensional supergravity.

Keywords

scattering theory instantons scattering amplitudes

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9704029,
  title  = {Membrane Scattering with M-Momentum Transfer},
  author = {Joseph Polchinski and Philippe Pouliot},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9704029},
  year   = {2009}
}

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