Supersymmetry relations and MHV amplitudes in superstring theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 793, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 83-113

  Stieberger, Stephan ^a   Taylor, Tomasz R ^a,b,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformal field theory; Gauge theories; Gluon scattering; Superstrings

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049088373     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2007.09.033     Document Type: Article

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