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arxiv: 1307.2199 · v2 · pith:OXVR26FNnew · submitted 2013-07-08 · ✦ hep-th

Scattering of Massless Particles in Arbitrary Dimension

classification ✦ hep-th
keywords integrandpfaffianarbitrarydimensionformulagravityparticlesreduced
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We present a compact formula for the complete tree-level S-matrix of pure Yang-Mills and gravity theories in arbitrary spacetime dimension. The new formula for the scattering of n particles is given by an integral over the position of n points on a sphere restricted to satisfy a dimension-independent set of equations. The integrand is constructed using the reduced Pfaffian of a 2n by 2n matrix that depends on momenta and polarization vectors. In its simplest form, the gravity integrand is a reduced determinant which is the square of the Pfaffian in the Yang-Mills integrand. Gauge invariance is completely manifest as it follows from a simple property of the Pfaffian.

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