Integral reduction by unitarity method for two-loop amplitudes: a case study
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  • 作者:Bo Feng (1) (2)
    Jun Zhen (1)
    Rijun Huang (3)
    Kang Zhou (1)

    1. Zhejiang Institute of Modern Physics
    ; Zhejiang University ; Hangzhou ; 310027 ; P.R. China
    2. Center of Mathematical Sciences
    ; Zhejiang University ; Hangzhou ; 310027 ; P.R. China
    3. Institut de Physique Th茅orique
    ; CEA-Saclay ; F-91191 ; Gif-sur-Yvette cedex ; France
  • 关键词:Scattering Amplitudes ; Gauge Symmetry
  • 刊名:Journal of High Energy Physics
  • 出版年:2014
  • 出版时间:June 2014
  • 年:2014
  • 卷:2014
  • 期:6
  • 全文大小:1,002 KB
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    Elementary Particles and Quantum Field Theory
    Quantum Field Theories, String Theory
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