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Auteurs principaux: Ke, Ji-Yuan, He, Ping
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Publié: 2026
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author Ke, Ji-Yuan
He, Ping
author_facet Ke, Ji-Yuan
He, Ping
contents The differential equations satisfied by the wavefunction coefficients of conformally coupled scalars in a power-law cosmology can be recast into an iterative differential system of basis functions. These functions can be encoded within graph tubings, and are governed by a set of rules describing how they flow in kinematic space. In this paper we propose a new viewpoint on the kinematic flow by reformulating the relations among these basis functions through reversing the evolution direction of the tubings. The differential equations can then be derived by constructing appropriate splitting rules equivalent to the kinematic flow (at tree level). While the implementation of these rules can be somewhat complicated, they reveal richer physical structures underlying the differential equations, such as singularities and local evolution. Under an alternative basis based on time ordering, these rules offer important implications for how time emerges from kinematic space. This conclusion is even not restricted to individual Feynman diagrams, and can be generalized to the tr $ϕ^3$ theory. This suggests that the tubings, as well as the kinematic flow, might be more fundamental objects than the differential equations, and have a life of their own.
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spellingShingle An Alternative Viewpoint on Kinematic Flow from Tubing Splitting
Ke, Ji-Yuan
He, Ping
High Energy Physics - Theory
The differential equations satisfied by the wavefunction coefficients of conformally coupled scalars in a power-law cosmology can be recast into an iterative differential system of basis functions. These functions can be encoded within graph tubings, and are governed by a set of rules describing how they flow in kinematic space. In this paper we propose a new viewpoint on the kinematic flow by reformulating the relations among these basis functions through reversing the evolution direction of the tubings. The differential equations can then be derived by constructing appropriate splitting rules equivalent to the kinematic flow (at tree level). While the implementation of these rules can be somewhat complicated, they reveal richer physical structures underlying the differential equations, such as singularities and local evolution. Under an alternative basis based on time ordering, these rules offer important implications for how time emerges from kinematic space. This conclusion is even not restricted to individual Feynman diagrams, and can be generalized to the tr $ϕ^3$ theory. This suggests that the tubings, as well as the kinematic flow, might be more fundamental objects than the differential equations, and have a life of their own.
title An Alternative Viewpoint on Kinematic Flow from Tubing Splitting
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.17751