Strings from Almost Nothing
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| author | Cheung, Clifford Remmen, Grant N. Sciotti, Francesco Tarquini, Michele |
| author_facet | Cheung, Clifford Remmen, Grant N. Sciotti, Francesco Tarquini, Michele |
| contents | We argue that string theory emerges inevitably from a few simple assumptions about physical scattering. Consistency alone requires that all tree-level four-point scattering amplitudes exhibit vanishing residues at prescribed values of the momentum transfer. Assuming ultrasoft high-energy behavior, we then prove that the space of minimally consistent amplitudes, whose residues exhibit these mandated zeros and nothing more, are precisely the amplitudes of Veneziano and Virasoro-Shapiro, thus establishing the uniqueness of strings. Similar logic also applies to five-point scattering. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Strings from Almost Nothing Cheung, Clifford Remmen, Grant N. Sciotti, Francesco Tarquini, Michele High Energy Physics - Theory High Energy Physics - Phenomenology We argue that string theory emerges inevitably from a few simple assumptions about physical scattering. Consistency alone requires that all tree-level four-point scattering amplitudes exhibit vanishing residues at prescribed values of the momentum transfer. Assuming ultrasoft high-energy behavior, we then prove that the space of minimally consistent amplitudes, whose residues exhibit these mandated zeros and nothing more, are precisely the amplitudes of Veneziano and Virasoro-Shapiro, thus establishing the uniqueness of strings. Similar logic also applies to five-point scattering. |
| title | Strings from Almost Nothing |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Theory High Energy Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09246 |