Exact superconformal and Yangian symmetry of scattering amplitudes

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 44, Issue 45, 2011, Pages

  Bargheer, Till ^a   Beisert, Niklas ^b   Loebbert, Florian ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

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EID: 80755143781     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/44/45/454012     Document Type: Review

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