Null polygonal Wilson loops in full N = 4 superspace

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 45, Issue 26, 2012, Pages

  Beisert, Niklas ^a,b   He, Song ^b   Schwab, Burkhard U W ^a,b   Vergu, Cristian ^a,c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84862736666     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/45/26/265402     Document Type: Article

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