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Main Authors: Huang, Yu-tin, Ricossa, Sara, Riva, Francesco, Tsai, Jie-Da
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.07991
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author Huang, Yu-tin
Ricossa, Sara
Riva, Francesco
Tsai, Jie-Da
author_facet Huang, Yu-tin
Ricossa, Sara
Riva, Francesco
Tsai, Jie-Da
contents In this letter, we consider constraints on the low-energy spectrum of amplitudes with higher-spin exchange. Assuming unitarity, crossing symmetry, and super-convergent high energy behavior, reminiscent of the scattering of spin-1 and spin-2 massless helicity states, we demonstrate that the spectrum that maximizes the leading higher spin couplings of the second and third resonances is consistently given by a linear trajectory. Furthermore, for gravitational theories, the optimal spectrum is the linear trajectory defined by the mass and spin of the graviton and the lightest spin-4 resonance.
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spellingShingle The Rise of Linear Trajectories
Huang, Yu-tin
Ricossa, Sara
Riva, Francesco
Tsai, Jie-Da
High Energy Physics - Theory
In this letter, we consider constraints on the low-energy spectrum of amplitudes with higher-spin exchange. Assuming unitarity, crossing symmetry, and super-convergent high energy behavior, reminiscent of the scattering of spin-1 and spin-2 massless helicity states, we demonstrate that the spectrum that maximizes the leading higher spin couplings of the second and third resonances is consistently given by a linear trajectory. Furthermore, for gravitational theories, the optimal spectrum is the linear trajectory defined by the mass and spin of the graviton and the lightest spin-4 resonance.
title The Rise of Linear Trajectories
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.07991