Abstract:
High-energy physics can be encoded into low-energy effective field theories (EFTs) as an infinite set of Wilson coefficients. Requiring that the high-energy theory respects the fundamental physical principles of unitarity, locality, and causality bounds the values of these coefficients for 2->2 scattering amplitudes to live inside of a positive geometry in the space of Wilson coefficients known as the “EFT-hedron.” As constraints on an increasing number of Wilson coefficients are considered, the EFT-hedron has several surprising features that I will describe in my talk. I will additionally explain how requiring that Wilson coefficients live inside the EFT-hedron can place new constraints on what physics is allowed at high energies.
About the speaker:
Justin Berman is a PhD student at the University of Michigan, working under the supervision of Henriette Elvang. His research focuses on using the S-matrix bootstrap to understand how high-energy physics imprints itself on low-energy observables. He is especially interested in finding specific low-energy data that can uniquely determine an unknown theory's scattering amplitudes across all energy scales.
The UNIVERSE+ Online Seminar Series is designed to foster dialogue and collaboration among project partners and those interested in positive geometry.
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