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Bootstrapping QCD: the Lake, the Peninsula and the Kink

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We consider the S-matrix bootstrap of four dimensional scattering amplitudes with $O(3)$ symmetry and no bound-states. We explore the allowed space of scattering lengths which parametrize the interaction strength at threshold of the various scattering channels. Next we consider an application of this formalism to pion physics. A signature of pions is that they are derivatively coupled leading to (chiral) zeros in their scattering amplitudes. In this work we explore the multi-dimensional space of chiral zeros positions, scattering length values and resonance mass values. Interestingly, we encounter lakes, peninsulas and kinks depending on which sections of this intricate multi-dimensional space we consider. We discuss the remarkable location where QCD seems to lie in these plots, based on various experimental and theoretical expectations.

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hep-th · 2025-06-27 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

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All-loop four-quark Bethe-Salpeter kernel

hep-ph · 2026-05-06 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

The all-loop bare perturbative part of the four-quark Bethe-Salpeter kernel is computed analytically in the large-Nf limit of massless QCD.

Multipositivity Constrains the Chiral Lagrangian

hep-th · 2026-05-20 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Multipositivity bounds derived from planar tree-level scattering amplitudes constrain Wilson coefficients of the chiral Lagrangian from below by the chiral anomaly.

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  • Primal S-matrix bootstrap with dispersion relations hep-th · 2025-06-27 · unverdicted · none · ref 4 · internal anchor

    A primal S-matrix bootstrap framework parameterizes imaginary parts of partial waves, uses dispersion relations to enforce consistency, computes coupling bounds, and handles Regge behavior plus spinning states like glueballs.

  • All-loop four-quark Bethe-Salpeter kernel hep-ph · 2026-05-06 · unverdicted · none · ref 32

    The all-loop bare perturbative part of the four-quark Bethe-Salpeter kernel is computed analytically in the large-Nf limit of massless QCD.

  • Multipositivity Constrains the Chiral Lagrangian hep-th · 2026-05-20 · unverdicted · none · ref 117 · internal anchor

    Multipositivity bounds derived from planar tree-level scattering amplitudes constrain Wilson coefficients of the chiral Lagrangian from below by the chiral anomaly.