A super MHV vertex expansion for n=4 SYM theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Kiermaier, Michael ^a   Naculich, Stephen G ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extended supersymmetry; Supersymmetric gauge theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649509621     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2009/05/072     Document Type: Article

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