Covariant Compton Amplitudes in Gravity with Classical Spin
N. E. J. Bjerrum-Bohr, Gang Chen, Marcos Skowronek · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2023
We develop a novel amplitude bootstrap technique manifestly free of unphysical poles for classically spinning particles interacting with gravitons utilizing only the double-copy and physical factorization limits. Combined with non-factorization polynomial contact contributions from physical data for Kerr black holes, we can address high-spin-order covariant gravitational Compton amplitudes, identifying a pattern for the amplitude that we believe could extend to all orders in spin. Finally, we outline applications and outstanding questions.