Elastic Parton-Parton Scattering from AdS/CFT

TL;DR

This paper employs AdS/CFT correspondence and the eikonal approximation to compute elastic parton-parton scattering amplitudes in N=4 SYM, revealing Regge behavior and unitarization at high energies.

Contribution

It provides a novel calculation of scattering amplitudes at strong coupling using holographic duality, demonstrating Regge behavior and unitarization in a gauge theory context.

Findings

Scattering amplitude exhibits Regge behavior.

Amplitude unitarizes at large energy.

Method applies AdS/CFT to high-energy scattering.

Abstract

Using the AdS/CFT correspondence and the eikonal approximation, we evaluate the elastic parton-parton scattering amplitude at large $N$ and strong coupling $g^2N$ in N=4 SYM. We obtain a scattering amplitude with a Regge behavior that unitarizes at large $\sqrt{s}$.