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48 results for scattering amplitudes

Transformers predict scattering amplitudes in theoretical physics.

problem Computing exact coefficients of scattering amplitudes in N = 4 SYM theory.
method Applied Transformers to predict integer coefficients of scattering amplitudes.
result Transformers achieve high (> 98%) accuracy on predicting scattering amplitudes.

New sigma models compute graviton scattering amplitudes from quaternionic geometry.

problem Computing graviton scattering amplitudes from quaternionic geometry.
method Introducing new twistor sigma models that encode finite non-linear perturbations of flat structures.
result Provides a first-principles derivation of Hodges' formula for MHV graviton amplitudes.

Ambitwistor string matches superstring chiral integrands at zero tension.

problem Matching scattering amplitudes in superstring theory and ambitwistor string theory.
method Direct computation and reduction to ordinary moduli space.
result Chiral half integrands of superstring match those of ambitwistor string in the zero tension limit.

We give a self-contained derivation of the MHV amplitudes for gravity and use the associated twistor generating function to define a twistor action for the MHV diagram approach to gravity. Starting from a background field calculation on a spacetime with anti self-dual curvature, we obtain a simple spacetime formula for…

2008-08-28abs ↗pdf ↗

The amplituhedra arise as images of the totally nonnegative Grassmannians by projections that are induced by linear maps. They were introduced in Physics by Arkani-Hamed \& Trnka (Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014) as model spaces that should provide a better understanding of the scattering amplitudes of quantum fie…

2018-06-03abs ↗pdf ↗

In these lectures we review how the symmetries of gravitational theories may be regarded as originating from those of "Yang-Mills squared". We begin by motivating the idea that certain aspects of gravitational theories can be captured by the product, in some sense, of two distinct Yang-Mills theories, particularly in t…

2016-02-26abs ↗pdf ↗

The reduction problem of the chiral field equation on symmetric spaces is studied. It is shown that the symmetric chiral field has infinitely many local conservation laws. A recursive formula for these conservation laws is derived and the first associated integral of motion are given explicitly. Furthermore, the Zakhar…

2013-09-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Gravitational interactions of higher spin fields are generically plagued by inconsistencies. We present a simple framework that couples higher spins to a broad class of gravitational backgrounds (including Ricci flat and Einstein) consistently at the classical level. The model is the simplest example of a Yang--Mills d…

2006-06-16abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper shows how learning the phase-amplitude coupling improves bio-signal classification.

problem Discarding phase component in bio-signal feature extraction leads to poor generalization.
method Introducing a novel self-supervised learning task called Phase-Swap to detect phase-amplitude coupling.
result Neural networks trained on Phase-Swap task generalize better across subjects and recording sessions.

A fast method for estimating radar amplitude density parameters.

problem Accurate estimation of amplitude density function parameters in radar applications.
method Projecting amplitude data onto horizontal and vertical axes, then using MLE for α\alpha-stale distribution parameters.
result The average of computed MLEs based on two projections is a fast and accurate estimator for amplitude distribution parameters.

Improved formulation of spinfoam quantum gravity with cosmological constant, ensuring all amplitudes are finite and providing semiclassical asymptotics.

problem Ensuring the finiteness of spinfoam amplitudes and providing semiclassical asymptotics for quantum gravity.
method Using state-integral model of PSL(2, C\mathbb{C}) Chern-Simons theory and implementing simplicity constraint.
result All spinfoam amplitudes are finite and provide semiclassical asymptotics with oscillatory terms related to the Regge action.

Atiyah classes of DG manifolds of positive amplitude are invariant under weak equivalences.

problem Defining and studying Hochschild cohomology of DG manifolds of positive amplitude.
method Using poly-differential operators and derived intersection, proving invariance under weak equivalences.
result Hochschild cohomology of DG manifolds of positive amplitude is invariant under weak equivalences.

We define string geometry: spaces of superstrings including the interactions, their topologies, charts, and metrics. Trajectories in asymptotic processes on a space of strings reproduce the right moduli space of the super Riemann surfaces in a target manifold. Based on the string geometry, we define Einstein-Hilbert ac…

2017-09-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper provides exact multivariate amplitude distributions for non-stationary Gaussian or algebraic fluctuations.

problem Capturing the statistical properties of fluctuating correlations in non-stationary systems.
method Developed a random matrix model to average multivariate amplitude distributions from short time scales to large time scales.
result Explicit multivariate distributions for non-stationary correlation systems are provided, capturing the degree of non-stationarity.

We define a topological quantum membrane theory on a seven dimensional manifold of G2G_2 holonomy. We describe in detail the path integral evaluation for membrane geometries given by circle bundles over Riemann surfaces. We show that when the target space is CY3×S1CY_3\times S^1 quantum amplitudes of non-local observables …

2006-11-29abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce scattering-symplectic manifolds, manifolds with a type of minimally degenerate Poisson structure that is not too restrictive so as to have a large class of examples, yet restrictive enough for standard Poisson invariants to be computable. This paper will demonstrate the potential of the scattering symplect…

2016-03-09abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce general scattering transforms as mathematical models of deep neural networks with l2 pooling. Scattering networks iteratively apply complex valued unitary operators, and the pooling is performed by a complex modulus. An expected scattering defines a contractive representation of a high-dimensional probabil…

2013-06-24abs ↗pdf ↗

We demonstrate the equivalence of all loop closed topological string amplitudes on toric local Calabi-Yau threefolds with computations of certain knot invariants for Chern-Simons theory. We use this equivalence to compute the topological string amplitudes in certain cases to very high degree and to all genera. In parti…

2002-06-18abs ↗pdf ↗

New method learns soliton dynamics from scattering data without assuming known equations.

problem Deriving soliton dynamics from scattering data without prior knowledge.
method Combining IST with weak-form system identification for data-driven discovery.
result Effective soliton dynamics models derived from observed scattering data.

Scattering representations simplify SBI for images without extra compression.

problem Efficiently performing simulation-based inference on images with limited data.
method Use scattering representations for compression and learning, combined with spatial averaging and expressive density estimators.
result Scattering representations provide more information than traditional methods, without requiring additional simulations.

PolarBM models complex-valued audio signals in polar coordinates, improving over conventional methods.

problem Discarding structural information in complex-valued problems simplifies models but loses important amplitude-phase relationships.
method Proposes PolarBM, a novel Boltzmann machine for complex-valued variables in polar coordinates, and LogPolarBM for logarithmic amplitude.
result PolarBM and LogPolarBM achieve superior modeling accuracy compared to conventional models, including deep neural networks.

We review aspects of twistor theory, its aims and achievements spanning thelast five decades. In the twistor approach, space--time is secondary with events being derived objects that correspond to compact holomorphic curves in a complex three--fold -- the twistor space. After giving an elementary construction of this s…

2017-04-24abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper establishes scattering theory for wave equations on Schwarzschild spacetime.

problem Defocusing semilinear wave equations on Schwarzschild spacetime.
method Combining energy and pointwise decay results with Sobolev embedding, constructing scattering operator.
result Construction of a scattering operator mapping past to future scattering data.

We introduce a fully coherent spin network amplitude whose expansion generates all SU(2) spin networks associated with a given graph. We then give an explicit evaluation of this amplitude for an arbitrary graph. We show how this coherent amplitude can be obtained from the specialization of a generating functional obtai…

2012-01-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper develops formulas for shape derivatives in wave scattering.

problem Computing high order shape derivatives for wave scattering is challenging.
method Introduces elegant recurrence formulas using differential forms and Lie derivatives.
result Unified framework for computing high order shape perturbations in scattering problems.

The Euclidean scattering transform was introduced nearly a decade ago to improve the mathematical understanding of the success of convolutional neural networks (ConvNets) in image data analysis and other tasks. Inspired by recent interest in geometric deep learning, which aims to generalize ConvNets to manifold and gra…

2018-12-15abs ↗pdf ↗

We study topological open string amplitudes on orientifolds without fixed planes. We determine the contributions of the untwisted and twisted sectors as well as the BPS structure of the amplitudes. We illustrate our general results in various examples involving D-branes in toric orientifolds. We perform the computation…

2004-11-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on scattering geodesics on modular surface and their sojourn times.

problem Distribution of scattering geodesics and their sojourn times on modular surface.
method Analysis of scattering geodesics in modular surface, establishing connection to prime divisors in arithmetic progression.
result Established a connection between scattering geodesics and prime divisors in arithmetic progression.

Scattering theory on Riemann surfaces with explicit matrix and generalized period mappings.

problem Scattering theory for harmonic one-forms on Riemann surfaces.
method Construction of scattering theory from boundary value problems involving systems of curves and jump problems. Explicit expression for scattering matrix using Schiffer operators.
result Unitary scattering matrix and general association of polarizing Lagrangian spaces.

Study on recovering Lorentzian metrics from scattering data.

problem Recovering Lorentzian metrics from scattering data on a boundary.
method Analyzing the role of boundary distance functions and linearizing the light ray transform.
result Scattering rigidity can be reduced to boundary rigidity of magnetic systems.

The Euclidean scattering transform was introduced nearly a decade ago to improve the mathematical understanding of convolutional neural networks. Inspired by recent interest in geometric deep learning, which aims to generalize convolutional neural networks to manifold and graph-structured domains, we define a geometric…

2019-05-24abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proves a category of dg manifolds with finite positive amplitude.

problem Understanding the structure of dg manifolds with finite positive amplitude.
method Using path spaces and homotopy transfer theorem for curved L[1]L_\infty[1]-algebras.
result Proves that dg manifolds of finite positive amplitude form a category of fibrant objects.

Algorithm finds frequencies, amplitudes, and phases of sinusoids in noisy data.

problem Finding frequencies, amplitudes, and phases of sinusoids in noisy data.
method Maximum likelihood approach to estimate tone parameters from contaminated observations. Successively estimates frequencies and jointly optimizes amplitudes and phases.
result Near-linear computational complexity (O(N)) for estimating MM number of sinusoidal sources.

Bayesian Scattering offers a simple baseline for image data uncertainty.

problem Lack of interpretable, mathematically grounded uncertainty quantification methods for image data.
method Coupling wavelet scattering transform with a simple probabilistic head.
result Bayesian Scattering provides sensible uncertainty estimates under distribution shifts.

Scattering theory for linearised gravity on Schwarzschild black hole exterior.

problem Constructing a scattering theory for linearised gravity equations on Schwarzschild background.
method Building on previous work, constructing Hilbert space-isomorphisms for finite energy initial data and scattering states.
result Past and future linear memories are related by an antipodal map for Bondi-normalised solutions.

We construct continuous families of scattering manifolds with the same scattering phase. The manifolds are compactly supported metric perturbations of Euclidean Rn\mathbf{R}^{n} for n8n\geq8. The metric perturbation may have arbitrarily small support.

2002-11-04abs ↗pdf ↗