Inelastic Coupled-Channel Eikonal Scattering

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Main Authors: Aoude, Rafael, Cristofoli, Andrea, Elkhidir, Asaad, Sergola, Matteo
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author Aoude, Rafael
Cristofoli, Andrea
Elkhidir, Asaad
Sergola, Matteo
author_facet Aoude, Rafael
Cristofoli, Andrea
Elkhidir, Asaad
Sergola, Matteo
contents Emitted radiation and absorption effects in black hole dynamics lead to inelastic scattering amplitudes. In this paper, we study how these effects introduce an inelasticity function to the $2\rightarrow2$ eikonalised $S$-matrix and how they can be described using unequal mass and spin on-shell amplitudes. To achieve this, we formulate the inelastic coupled-channel eikonal (ICCE) using the KMOC formalism and the language of quantum channels, where off-diagonal channels involve mass and spin changes. This formulation allows us to re-use usual eikonal results but also suggests a different resummation of inelastic effects. We then apply this formulation to calculate classical inelastic processes, such as the mass change in binary dynamics due to the presence of an event horizon. Additionally, we provide a complementary analysis for the case of wave scattering on a black hole, considering absorption effects. In both scenarios, we derive unitarity relations accounting for inelastic effects.
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spellingShingle Inelastic Coupled-Channel Eikonal Scattering
Aoude, Rafael
Cristofoli, Andrea
Elkhidir, Asaad
Sergola, Matteo
High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Emitted radiation and absorption effects in black hole dynamics lead to inelastic scattering amplitudes. In this paper, we study how these effects introduce an inelasticity function to the $2\rightarrow2$ eikonalised $S$-matrix and how they can be described using unequal mass and spin on-shell amplitudes. To achieve this, we formulate the inelastic coupled-channel eikonal (ICCE) using the KMOC formalism and the language of quantum channels, where off-diagonal channels involve mass and spin changes. This formulation allows us to re-use usual eikonal results but also suggests a different resummation of inelastic effects. We then apply this formulation to calculate classical inelastic processes, such as the mass change in binary dynamics due to the presence of an event horizon. Additionally, we provide a complementary analysis for the case of wave scattering on a black hole, considering absorption effects. In both scenarios, we derive unitarity relations accounting for inelastic effects.
title Inelastic Coupled-Channel Eikonal Scattering
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.02294