Superprotected n-point correlation functions of local operators in N=4 super Yang-Mills

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Drukker, Nadav ^a   Plefka, Jan ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

1 N expansion; Extended supersymmetry; Supersymmetric gauge theory; Topological field theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649619816     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2009/04/052     Document Type: Article

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