One-loop four-graviton string amplitude at finite ${\alpha }^{\prime }$

Abstract

We evaluate the one-loop four-graviton scattering amplitude in type-II superstring theory exactly in ${\alpha }^{\prime }$. This result is achieved by combining physical insights into the $i\epsilon$ prescription in string theory with a new technical application of the Rademacher expansion of modular integrals. We provide an implementation of our formula in $\text{C++}$ and use it to study the behavior of the amplitude at finite ${\alpha }^{\prime }$ and in different kinematic regimes. Our analysis reveals a tension between explicit computations and the saddle point analysis of Gross and Mende in the high-energy limit and suggests the presence of additional saddle points.

43 pages

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