Scattering amplitudes and Wilson loops in twistor space

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 44, Issue 45, 2011, Pages

  Adamo, Tim ^a   Bullimore, Mathew ^a   Mason, Lionel ^a   Skinner, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PERIMETER INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Canada)

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EID: 80755187627     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/44/45/454008     Document Type: Review

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