S-matrix singularities and CFT correlation functions
Journal
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal Volume
2017
Journal Issue
8
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Cardona, C.
Abstract
In this note, we explore the correspondence between four-dimensional flat space S-matrix and two-dimensional CFT proposed by Pasterski et al. We demonstrate that the factorisation singularities of an n-point cubic diagram reproduces the AdS Witten diagrams if mass conservation is imposed at each vertex. Such configuration arises naturally if we consider the 4-dimensional S-matrix as a compactified massless 5-dimensional theory. This identification allows us to rewrite the massless S-matrix in the CHY formulation, where the factorisation singularities are re-interpreted as factorisation limits of a Riemann sphere. In this light, the map is recast into a form of 2d/2d correspondence.
Type
journal article