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arxiv: 0805.3682 · v2 · submitted 2008-05-23 · ✦ hep-th

Absence of Triangles in Maximal Supergravity Amplitudes

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keywords amplitudesreductionmaximaln-pointsupergravitysupersymmetryabsenceamplitude
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From general arguments, we show that one-loop n-point amplitudes in colourless theories satisfy a new type of reduction formula. These lead to the existence of cancellations beyond supersymmetry. Using such reduction relations we prove the no-triangle hypothesis in maximal supergravity by showing that in four dimensions the n-point graviton amplitude contain only scalar box integral functions. We also discuss the reduction formulas in the context of gravity amplitudes with less and no supersymmetry.

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