A captivating glimpse into the quantum fabric of spacetime

Paper Title:

One-loop Amplitudes for N=2 Homogeneous Supergravities

Published on:

2 December 2018

Primary Category:

High Energy Physics - Theory

Paper Authors:

Maor Ben-Shahar,

Marco Chiodaroli

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Key Details

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Shows how scattering amplitudes in some supersymmetric gauge and gravity theories are linked through the double copy construction

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Employs amplitude techniques like color/kinematics duality to expose connections between gauge theories and gravity

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Relates one-loop divergences in supergravity amplitudes to beta functions of gauge theories

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Reproduces known results for the divergence structure of various supergravity theories

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Provides further evidence for the deep relationship between gauge theories and gravity

Explore the topics in this paper

amplitudes

beta functions

divergences

double-copy

gauge theories

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A captivating glimpse into the quantum fabric of spacetime

This paper provides a fascinating look at the intricate connection between gauge theories and gravity by utilizing powerful techniques from quantum field theory. In accessible language, the authors reveal how scattering amplitudes in certain supersymmetric gauge and gravity theories are intimately related through the double copy construction. Their calculations elucidate the quantum structure of spacetime itself.