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Amplitude from Trace

DOI
10.5281/zenodo.19035362
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Feynman diagrams are the standard tool for computing scattering amplitudes in quantum field theory. Each diagram represents a term in a perturbation series, with coefficients that must be computed and often renormalised. This paper shows that scattering amplitudes in Pentagon Physics are traces over the 2I character table. The 81-entry character table of the binary icosahedral group 2I encodes all allowed transitions. Feynman diagrams are character table entries. The amplitude for a process is the trace of the corresponding representation matrix. No perturbation theory, no renormalisation — just finite group algebra.

\[ \mathcal{A}(i \to f) = \text{tr}[\rho(g_{if})] \quad g_{if} \in 2I \]
Key Result
Scattering amplitudes as traces over 2I character table
Precision
Pion mass ratio 144/1001 to 4.5 ppm