Adjoints and Canonical Forms of Tree Amplituhedra

Abstract

We consider semi-algebraic subsets of the Grassmannian of lines in three-space called tree amplituhedra. These arise in the study of scattering amplitudes from particle physics. Our main result states that tree amplituhedra in ${\rm Gr}(2,4)$ are positive geometries. The numerator of their canonical form plays the role of the adjoint in Wachspress geometry, and is uniquely determined by explicit interpolation conditions.