Four-point amplitudes in N = 8 supergravity and Wilson loops

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 807, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 290-314

  Brandhuber, A ^a   Heslop, P ^a   Nasti, A ^a   Spence, B ^a   Travaglini, G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 53949123913     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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