Recursion relations for one-loop gravity amplitudes

Jan, 2007
28 pages
Published in:
  • JHEP 03 (2007) 029
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Report number:
  • QMUL-PH-07-02

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Abstract: (arXiv)
We study the application of recursion relations to the calculation of finite one-loop gravity amplitudes. It is shown explicitly that the known four, five, and six graviton one-loop amplitudes for which the external legs have identical outgoing helicities, and the four graviton amplitude with helicities (-,+,+,+) can be derived from simple recursion relations. The latter amplitude is derived by introducing a one-loop three-point vertex of gravitons of positive helicity, which is the counterpart in gravity of the one-loop three-plus vertex in Yang-Mills. We show that new issues arise for the five point amplitude with helicities (-,+,+,+,+), where the application of known methods does not appear to work, and we discuss possible resolutions.
  • string model
  • twistor
  • scattering amplitude: higher-order
  • vertex function
  • graviton: scattering amplitude
  • analytic properties
  • helicity