One-loop four-graviton string amplitude at finite $α'$

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Main Authors: Baccianti, Marco Maria, Eberhardt, Lorenz, Mizera, Sebastian
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author Baccianti, Marco Maria
Eberhardt, Lorenz
Mizera, Sebastian
author_facet Baccianti, Marco Maria
Eberhardt, Lorenz
Mizera, Sebastian
contents We evaluate the one-loop four-graviton scattering amplitude in type-II superstring theory exactly in $α'$. This result is achieved by combining physical insights into the $i\varepsilon$ prescription in string theory with a new technical application of the Rademacher expansion of modular integrals. We provide an implementation of our formula in $\texttt{C++}$ and use it to study the behavior of the amplitude at finite $α'$ and in different kinematic regimes. Our analysis reveals a tension between explicit computations and the saddle point analysis of Gross and Mende in the high-energy limit and suggests the presence of additional saddle points.
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spellingShingle One-loop four-graviton string amplitude at finite $α'$
Baccianti, Marco Maria
Eberhardt, Lorenz
Mizera, Sebastian
High Energy Physics - Theory
We evaluate the one-loop four-graviton scattering amplitude in type-II superstring theory exactly in $α'$. This result is achieved by combining physical insights into the $i\varepsilon$ prescription in string theory with a new technical application of the Rademacher expansion of modular integrals. We provide an implementation of our formula in $\texttt{C++}$ and use it to study the behavior of the amplitude at finite $α'$ and in different kinematic regimes. Our analysis reveals a tension between explicit computations and the saddle point analysis of Gross and Mende in the high-energy limit and suggests the presence of additional saddle points.
title One-loop four-graviton string amplitude at finite $α'$
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22105