What is the ie for the S-matrix? / Holmfridur Sigridar Hannesdottir, Sebastian Mizera.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hannesdottir, Holmfridur Sigridar, author.

Mizera, Sebastian, author.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in physics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

S-matrix theory.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2022.

Summary:

Provides a pedagogical introduction to the analytic properties of the S-matrix. Reviews the rich literature on singularities of scattering amplitudes. Presents a new prescription for analytically continuing Feynman integrals to complex kinematics.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Unitarity implies anomalous thresholds

3. Primer on the analytic S-matrix 4

Singularities as classical saddle points

5. Branch cut deformations

6. Glimpse at generalized dispersion relations

7. Fluctuations around classical saddle points

8. Conclusion Appendix. Review of Schwinger parametrization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Hannesdottir, Holmfridur Sigridar. What is the ie for the S-matrix?

ISBN:

9783031182587

3031182588

OCLC:

1360329921

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