SCATTERING AT PLANCKIAN ENERGIES

被引:148
作者
VERLINDE, H [1 ]
VERLINDE, E [1 ]
机构
[1] INST ADV STUDY, SCH NAT SCI, PRINCETON, NJ 08540 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0550-3213(92)90236-5
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
We give a systematic analysis of forward scattering in (3 + 1)-dimensional quantum gravity, at center of mass energies comparable or larger than the Planck energy. We show that quantum gravitational effects in this kinematical regime are described by means of a topological field theory. We find that the scattering amplitudes display a universal behaviour similar to two-dimensional string amplitudes, thereby recovering results obtained previously by 't Hooft. Finally, we discuss the two-particle process in some detail.
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页码:246 / 268
页数:23
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