Abstract

In this paper we focus on scattering amplitudes in maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory and define a long sought-after geometry, the loop momentum amplituhedron, which we conjecture to encode tree and (the integrands of) loop amplitudes in spinor helicity variables. Motivated by the structure of amplitude singularities, we define an extended positive space, which enhances the Grassmannian space featuring at tree level, and a map which associates to each of its points tree-level kinematic variables and loop momenta. The image of this map is the loop momentum amplituhedron. Importantly, our formulation provides a global definition of the loop momenta. We conjecture that for all multiplicities and helicity sectors, there exists a canonical logarithmic differential form defined on this space, and provide its explicit form in a few examples.
Original languageEnglish
Article number183
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics (JHEP)
Volume2023
Issue number5
Early online date22 May 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 May 2023

Keywords

  • Scattering Amplitudes
  • Supersymmetric Gauge Theory

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