Absence of D^4R^4 in M-theory from ABJM

DOI10.1007/JHEP04(2020)052zbMATH Open1436.83092arXiv1808.10554MaRDI QIDQ780697FDOQ780697

Shai M. Chester, Damon J. Binder, Silviu S. Pufu

Publication date: 15 July 2020

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

Abstract: Supersymmetry allows a $D^4{R}^4$ interaction in M-theory, but such an interaction is inconsistent with string theory dualities and so is known to be absent. We provide a novel proof of the absence of the $D^4{R}^4$ M-theory interaction by calculating 4-point scattering amplitudes of 11d supergravitons from ABJM theory. This calculation extends a previous calculation performed to the order corresponding to the $R^4$ interaction. The new ingredient in this extension is the interpretation of the fourth derivative of the mass deformed $S^3$ partition function of ABJM theory, which can be determined using supersymmetric localization, as a constraint on the Mellin amplitude associated with the stress tensor multiplet 4-point function. As part of this computation, we relate the 4-point function of the superconformal primary of the stress tensor multiplet of any 3d $calN=8$ SCFT to some of the 4-point functions of its superconformal descendants. We also provide a concise formula for a general integrated 4-point function on $S^d$ for any $d$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.10554

zbMATH Keywords

M-theoryAdS-CFT correspondenceextended supersymmetrysupergraviton

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics (81T60) (2)-body potential quantum scattering theory (81U05) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30) Supergravity (83E50) Correspondence, duality, holography (AdS/CFT, gauge/gravity, etc.) (81T35)

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