Primal S-matrix bootstrap with dispersion relations

Abstract

We propose a new method for constructing the consistent space of scattering amplitudes by parameterizing the imaginary parts of partial waves and utilizing dispersion relations, crossing symmetry, and full unitarity. Using this framework, we explicitly compute bounds on the leading couplings and examine the Regge behaviors of the constructed amplitudes. The method also readily accommodates spinning bound states, which we use to constrain glueball couplings. By incorporating dispersion relations, our approach inherently satisfies the Froissart-Martin/Jin-Martin bounds or softer high-energy behaviors by construction. This, in turn, allows us to formulate a new class of fractionally subtracted dispersion relations, through which we investigate the sensitivity of coupling bounds to the asymptotic growth rate.