From correlation functions to scattering amplitudes

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Eden, Burkhard ^a   Korchemsky, Gregory P ^b   Sokatchev, Emery ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

AdS CFT correspondence; Duality in gauge field theories; Extended supersymmetry; Supersymmetric gauge theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255187330     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP12(2011)002     Document Type: Article

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