Membrane scattering with <span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>M</mi></math></span>-momentum transfer

Joseph Polchinski; Philippe Pouliot

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.56.6601

Membrane scattering with $M$ -momentum transfer

Joseph Polchinski and Philippe Pouliot

Phys. Rev. D 56, 6601 – Published 15 November 1997

Abstract

Membrane scattering in $M$ (atrix) theory is related to dynamics in three-dimensional SU(2) gauge theory, with the transfer of $p^{11}$ being an instanton process. We calculate the instanton amplitude and find precise agreement with the amplitude in eleven-dimensional supergravity.