SUSY Ward identities, Superamplitudes, and Counterterms
Ward identities of SUSY and R-symmetry relate n-point amplitudes in supersymmetric theories. We review recent work in which theseWard identities are solved in N = 4 SYM and N = 8 supergravity. The solution, valid at both tree and loop level, expresses any N[superscript K]MHV superamplitude in terms...
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IOP Publishing
2012
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| גישה מקוונת: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70093 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8408-1941 |
| סיכום: | Ward identities of SUSY and R-symmetry relate n-point amplitudes in supersymmetric theories. We review recent work in which theseWard identities are solved in N = 4 SYM and N = 8 supergravity. The solution, valid at both tree and loop level, expresses any N[superscript K]MHV superamplitude in terms of a basis of ordinary amplitudes. Basis amplitudes are classi ed by semi-standard tableaux of rectangular N-by-K Young diagrams. The SUSY Ward identities also impose constraints on the matrix elements of candidate ultraviolet counterterms in N = 8 supergravity, and they can be studied using superamplitude basis expansions. This leads to a novel and quite comprehensive matrix element approach to counterterms, which we also review. |
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