Proof of the dual conformal anomaly of one-loop amplitudes in N =4 SYM

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Brandhuber, Andreas ^a   Heslop, Paul ^a   Travaglini, Gabriele ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anomalies in Field and String Theories; Extended Supersymmetry; Gauge Symmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350761841     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2009/10/063     Document Type: Article

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