Accumulation-point amplitudes in string theory

Maldacena, Juan; Remmen, Grant N.

doi:10.1007/jhep08(2022)152

Accumulation-point amplitudes in string theory

Journal Article · Tue Aug 16 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep08(2022)152· OSTI ID:1898414

Maldacena, Juan ^[1]; ^[2]

Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ (United States); Institute for Advanced Study
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)

We point out some common qualitative features of the Coon amplitude — a family of deformations of the Veneziano amplitude with logarithmic Regge trajectories — and the open string scattering amplitude for strings ending on a D-brane in AdS. Both reduce to the Veneziano amplitude at relatively low energies. Both systems have an accumulation point in their spectrum, with an infinite number of states below a certain energy. The approach to this point is very similar. Both have the same high-energy fixed-angle behavior. Nevertheless, we find some differences in the spectrum of states with highest angular momentum. These similarities suggest that there may exist a string background that realizes the Coon amplitude.

Research Organization:: Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Simons Foundation; USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0009988

OSTI ID:: 1898414

Journal Information:: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online) Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 2022; ISSN 1029-8479

Publisher:: Springer NatureCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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