On tree amplitudes with gluons coupled to gravitons

TL;DR

This paper investigates tree-level amplitudes involving gluons and gravitons, establishing relations among them using BCFW recursion and disk relations, and exploring their algebraic properties and potential BCJ-like relations.

Contribution

It proves the disk relation for mixed gluon-graviton amplitudes and extends known amplitude relations to these mixed cases.

Findings

Proved the disk relation for amplitudes with one graviton

Established color-order reversed, U(1)-decoupling, and KK relations for mixed amplitudes

Discussed potential BCJ-like relations for mixed amplitudes

Abstract

In this paper, we study the tree amplitudes with gluons coupled to gravitons. We first study the relations among the mixed amplitudes. With BCFW on-shell recursion relation, we will show the color-order reversed relation, $U(1)$-decoupling relation and KK relation hold for tree amplitudes with gluons coupled to gravitons. We then study the disk relation which expresses mixed amplitudes by pure gluon amplitudes. More specifically we will prove the disk relation for mixed amplitudes with gluons coupled to one graviton. Using the disk relation and the properties of pure gluon amplitudes, the color-order reversed relation, $U(1)$-decoupling relation and KK relation for mixed amplitudes can also be proved. Finally, we give some brief discussions on BCJ-like relation for mixed amplitudes.