High-energy symmetries of string theory

Abstract

By means of a recent analysis of the high-energy limit of string scattering, linear relations between string scattering amplitudes are derived. These are shown to hold order by order in perturbation theory. If one assumes that they hold for the full theory, they suggest the existence of an enormous string-broken symmetry which is restored at high energies. Some speculations as to the nature of this symmetry are presented.