The S−matrix in gravitational high energy scattering is computed from the region of large impact parameters b down to the regime where classical gravitational collapse is expected to occur. By solving the equation of an effective action introduced by Amati, Ciafaloni and Veneziano we find that the perturbative expansion around the leading eikonal result diverges at a critical value signalling the onset of a new regime. We then discuss the main features of our explicitly unitary S−matrix down to the Schwarzschild’s radius R = 2G√s, where it diverges at a critical value b ≃ 2.25R of the impact parameter. The nature of the singularity is studied with particular attention to the scaling behaviour of various observables at the transition. The numerical approach is validated by reproducing the known exact solution in the axially symmetric case to high accuracy. Keywords: Spacetime Singularities, Models of Quantum Gravity, Classical Theories of Gravity.

High energy gravitational scattering: a numerical study / Onofri, Enrico; Marchesini, G.. - In: JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS. - ISSN 1126-6708. - 043P-0308:(2008), pp. 104-1-104-13. [10.1088/1126-6708/2008/06/104]

High energy gravitational scattering: a numerical study

ONOFRI, Enrico;
2008-01-01

Abstract

The S−matrix in gravitational high energy scattering is computed from the region of large impact parameters b down to the regime where classical gravitational collapse is expected to occur. By solving the equation of an effective action introduced by Amati, Ciafaloni and Veneziano we find that the perturbative expansion around the leading eikonal result diverges at a critical value signalling the onset of a new regime. We then discuss the main features of our explicitly unitary S−matrix down to the Schwarzschild’s radius R = 2G√s, where it diverges at a critical value b ≃ 2.25R of the impact parameter. The nature of the singularity is studied with particular attention to the scaling behaviour of various observables at the transition. The numerical approach is validated by reproducing the known exact solution in the axially symmetric case to high accuracy. Keywords: Spacetime Singularities, Models of Quantum Gravity, Classical Theories of Gravity.
2008
High energy gravitational scattering: a numerical study / Onofri, Enrico; Marchesini, G.. - In: JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS. - ISSN 1126-6708. - 043P-0308:(2008), pp. 104-1-104-13. [10.1088/1126-6708/2008/06/104]
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