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

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)

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

c a l N = 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

.

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