Scattering Amplitudes and Wilson Loops in Twistor Space

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-319-34618-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 118 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 2175 g

Reihe: Springer Theses

Scattering amplitudes are fundamental and rich observables in quantum field theory. Based on the observation that, for massless particles of spin-one or more, scattering amplitudes are much simpler than expected from traditional Feynman diagram techniques, the broad aim of this work is to understand and exploit this hidden structure. It uses methods from twistor theory to provide new insights into the correspondence between scattering amplitudes in supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory and null polygonal Wilson loops. By additionally exploiting the symmetries of the problem, the author succeeds in developing new ways of computing scattering amplitudes.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bullimore, Mathew Richard

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Relativität, Gravitation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Review.- Amplitudes and MHV Diagrams.- On-Shell Recursion.- Wilson Loops.- Anomalies.- Bibliography.