The conical kinematics amplitude conjecture

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Let K(k,n)\mathcal{K}(k,n) be the kinematic space, let J∈([n]k)nfJ\in\binom{[n]}{k}^{\mathrm{nf}}, and define

γJ=∑ℓ=1k−1(αℓ,jℓ−(ℓ−1)−αℓ,jℓ+1−(ℓ−1)−1),\gamma_J=\sum_{\ell=1}^{k-1}\left(\alpha_{\ell,j_\ell-(\ell-1)}-\alpha_{\ell,j_{\ell+1}-(\ell-1)-1}\right),

where (i,j)∈[1,k−1]×[1,n−k+1](i,j)\in[1,k-1]\times[1,n-k+1]. For α∈R(k−1)(n−k+1)\alpha\in\mathbb{R}^{(k-1)(n-k+1)}, choose the coordinate functions ss on K(k,n)\mathcal{K}(k,n) by solving ηJ(s)=γJ\eta_J(s)=\gamma_J. Conical kinematics amplitude conjecture. The scattering equations have a unique solution, and

m(k)(In,In)∣ηJ=γJ=∏i=1k−1(αi,1−αi,n−k+1∏j=1n−k(αi,j−αi,j+1)).m^{(k)}(\mathbb{I}_n,\mathbb{I}_n)\big\vert_{\eta_J=\gamma_J}=\prod_{i=1}^{k-1}\left(\frac{\alpha_{i,1}-\alpha_{i,n-k+1}}{\prod_{j=1}^{n-k}(\alpha_{i,j}-\alpha_{i,j+1})}\right).

This conjectural formula gives an explicit evaluation of the amplitude for conical kinematics and is presented as a generalization of the k=2k=2 construction; the supplied text gives no proof or resolution.

References

Primary source

Freddy Cachazo and Nick Early, “Planar Kinematics: Cyclic Fixed Points, Mirror Superpotential, k-Dimensional Catalan Numbers, and Root Polytopes”, arXiv:2010.09708 (2022).

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