Breakdown of String Perturbation Theory for a Large Number of Particles

by Dr Suvrat Raju (ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore)

Monday 31 Oct 2016, 10:00 → 11:00 Asia/Kolkata

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We provide analytical and numerical evidence for the breakdown of string perturbation theory when the number of particles in a scattering amplitude becomes large, even as the energy per particle stays small. We describe some implications for the information paradox.