F-theory amplitudes

TL;DR

This paper constructs 4-point scattering amplitudes for three-dimensional F-theory using twistor formalism, ensuring manifest F-symmetry and gauge invariance, and shows consistency with M-theory reductions.

Contribution

It introduces a novel 4-point amplitude formulation for 3D F-theory with manifest F-symmetry using twistor techniques, and verifies gauge invariance.

Findings

Amplitude reduces to 4D supergravity graviton amplitude

F-symmetry is manifest in the amplitude formulation

Gauge invariance is verified using twistor formalism

Abstract

We propose 4-point S-matrices for three-dimensional F-theory. We will use the twistor formalism to facilitate constructing the amplitude. We write the amplitude in a way such that the F-symmetry (U-duality symmetry) is manifest. The amplitude can be schematically written as $A_{4} = w^{4}/stu$, where $w$ is an analog of the linearized Weyl tensor in F-theory, and $w^{4}$ is a shorthand for the sum of various contractions that can happen between the Weyl tensors. The gauge invariance is actually non-trivial since $w$ is in general not gauge invariant. With the help of the twistor formalism, one can verify that this formula is indeed gauge invariant. The amplitude also reduces to the ordinary 4-graviton amplitude under the reduction to M-theory (which is just 4D supergravity).