SUSY Ward identities, superamplitudes and counterterms

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 44, Issue 45, 2011, Pages

  Elvang, Henriette ^a,b   Freedman, Daniel Z ^c,d   Kiermaier, Michael ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80755168183     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/44/45/454009     Document Type: Review

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