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arxiv: 1306.1833 · v3 · pith:DZ7T6UJXnew · submitted 2013-06-07 · ✦ hep-th

The Differential of All Two-Loop MHV Amplitudes in N=4 Yang-Mills Theory

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keywords amplitudestheoryclusterdifferentialexpressedstructuretwo-loopyang-mills
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We present an explicit analytic calculation of the differential of the planar n-particle, two-loop MHV scattering amplitude in N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. The result is expressed only in terms of the polylogarithm functions Li_k(-x), for k=1,2,3, with arguments x belonging to the special class of dual conformal cross-ratios known as cluster X-coordinates. The surprising fact that these amplitudes may be expressed in this way provides a striking example of the manner in which the cluster structure on the kinematic configuration space underlies the structure of amplitudes in SYM theory.

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