Tree-level formalism

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 44, Issue 45, 2011, Pages

  Brandhuber, Andreas ^a   Spence, Bill ^a   Travaglini, Gabriele ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80755143850     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/44/45/454002     Document Type: Review

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