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On causality, unitarity and perturbative expansions

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2011-02-15 v1

Abstract

We present a pedagogical case study how to combine micro-causality and unitarity based on a perturbative approach. The method we advocate constructs an analytic extrapolation of partial-wave scattering amplitudes that is constrained by the unitarity condition. Suitably constructed conformal mappings help to arrive at a systematic approximation of the scattering amplitude. The technique is illustrated at hand of a Yukawa interaction. The typical case of a superposition of strong short-range and weak long-range forces is investigated.

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@article{arxiv.1009.5928,
  title  = {On causality, unitarity and perturbative expansions},
  author = {I. V. Danilkin and A. M. Gasparyan and M. F. M. Lutz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.5928},
  year   = {2011}
}

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12 pages, 12 figures

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