String form factors

DOI10.1088/1126-6708/2004/01/033zbMATH Open1243.81168arXivhep-th/0312035OpenAlexW3105744266MaRDI QIDQ438296FDOQ438296

J. Mañes

Publication date: 30 July 2012

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We compute the cross section for scattering of light string probes by randomly excited closed strings. For high energy probes, the cross section factorizes and can be used to define effective form factors for the excited targets. These form factors are well defined without the need for infinite subtractions and contain information about the shape and size of typical strings. For highly excited strings the elastic form factor can be written in terms of the `plasma dispersion function', which describes charge screening in high temperature plasmas.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0312035

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30)

Cites Work

• Self-gravitating fundamental strings and black holes
• String theory and the principle of black hole complementarity
• Fundamental strings as black bodies.
• Emission spectrum of fundamental strings: An algebraic approach

Cited In (5)

• String thermodynamics in and out of equilibrium: Boltzmann equations and random walks
• Chaotic and thermal aspects in the highly excited string S-matrix
• Production cross section of rotating string
• The chaotic emergence of thermalization in highly excited string decays
• Chaotic scattering of highly excited strings

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