NLSM $\subset$ Tr$(ϕ^3)$

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Main Authors: Arkani-Hamed, Nima, Cao, Qu, Dong, Jin, Figueiredo, Carolina, He, Song
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Published: 2024
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author Arkani-Hamed, Nima
Cao, Qu
Dong, Jin
Figueiredo, Carolina
He, Song
author_facet Arkani-Hamed, Nima
Cao, Qu
Dong, Jin
Figueiredo, Carolina
He, Song
contents Scattering amplitudes for the simplest theory of colored scalar particles - the Tr($Φ^3$) theory - have recently been the subject of active investigations. In this letter we describe an unanticipated wider implication of this work: the Tr($Φ^3$) theory secretly contains Non-linear Sigma Model (NLSM) amplitudes to all loop orders. The NLSM amplitudes are obtained from Tr$(Φ^3)$ amplitudes by a unique shift of kinematic variables. We show that this shifted kinematics produces amplitudes for a cubic theory with a linear term in potential, with extrema spontaneously breaking $U(N) \to U(N-k) \times U(k)$. The Goldstone amplitudes for this theory coincide with those of pions in the $U(N) \times U(N) \to U(N)$ chiral Lagrangian to all orders in the planar limit. We also give a purely on-shell understanding of this correspondence, showing integrands defined by the kinematic shifts have the correct residues on poles and appropriately produce the Adler zero. Finally, we discuss how similar kinematic shifts produce certain infinite classes of mixed amplitudes of pions and Tr($Φ^3$) scalars, most of which are not interpretable from the Lagrangian description.
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spellingShingle NLSM $\subset$ Tr$(ϕ^3)$
Arkani-Hamed, Nima
Cao, Qu
Dong, Jin
Figueiredo, Carolina
He, Song
High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scattering amplitudes for the simplest theory of colored scalar particles - the Tr($Φ^3$) theory - have recently been the subject of active investigations. In this letter we describe an unanticipated wider implication of this work: the Tr($Φ^3$) theory secretly contains Non-linear Sigma Model (NLSM) amplitudes to all loop orders. The NLSM amplitudes are obtained from Tr$(Φ^3)$ amplitudes by a unique shift of kinematic variables. We show that this shifted kinematics produces amplitudes for a cubic theory with a linear term in potential, with extrema spontaneously breaking $U(N) \to U(N-k) \times U(k)$. The Goldstone amplitudes for this theory coincide with those of pions in the $U(N) \times U(N) \to U(N)$ chiral Lagrangian to all orders in the planar limit. We also give a purely on-shell understanding of this correspondence, showing integrands defined by the kinematic shifts have the correct residues on poles and appropriately produce the Adler zero. Finally, we discuss how similar kinematic shifts produce certain infinite classes of mixed amplitudes of pions and Tr($Φ^3$) scalars, most of which are not interpretable from the Lagrangian description.
title NLSM $\subset$ Tr$(ϕ^3)$
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.05483