Three-loop octagons and n-gons in maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory

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  • Simon Caron Huot
  • Song He
We study the S-matrix of planar = 4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory when external momenta are restricted to a two-dimensional subspace of Minkowski space. We find significant simplifications and new, interesting structures for tree and loop amplitudes in two-dimensional kinematics, in particular, the higher-point amplitudes we consider can be obtained from those with lowest-points by a collinear uplifting. Based on a compact formula for one-loop N(2)MHV amplitudes, we use an equation proposed previously to compute, for the first time, the complete two-loop NMHV and three-loop MHV octagons, which we conjecture to uplift to give the full n-point amplitudes up to simpler logarithmic terms or dilogarithmic terms.
Original languageEnglish
Article number1308
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics (Online)
Volume2013
Issue number101
Number of pages38
ISSN1126-6708
Publication statusPublished - 13 May 2013

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