Two-loop graviton scattering relation and IR behavior in N = 8 supergravity

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 805, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 40-58

  Naculich, Stephen G ^a   Nastase, Horatiu ^b   Schnitzer, Howard J ^c  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 50549104386     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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