Combinatorics of the cosmohedron

Federico Ardila (QMU London)

Mar 13. 2026, 10:45 — 11:45

The cosmohedron was recently proposed as a polytope underlying the cosmological wavefunction for Tr(phi^3) theory. Its faces were conjectured to be in bijection with Matryoshkas, which are obtained from a subdivision of a polygon by sequentially wrapping groups of polygons into larger polygons. We prove the correctness of this construction, and elucidate its combinatorial structure. 

This is joint work with Nima Arkani-Hamed, Carolina Figueiredo, and Francisco Vazão.

Further Information
Venue:
ESI Boltzmann Lecture Hall
Associated Event:
Amplitudes and Algebraic Geometry (Thematic Programme)
Organizer(s):
Daniele Agostini (U Tübingen)
Lara Bossinger (UNAM, Oaxaca)
Ruth Britto (Trinity College, Dublin)
Johannes Henn (MPP, Munich)
Jianrong Li (U of Vienna)
Anna-Laura Sattelberger (MPI MIS, Leipzig)
Oliver Schlotterer (Uppsala U)