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Sharpening The Leading Singularity

@article{Cachazo2008SharpeningTL,
  title={Sharpening The Leading Singularity},
  author={Freddy Cachazo},
  journal={arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory},
  year={2008}
}
  • F. Cachazo
  • Published 13 March 2008
  • Physics
  • arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory
W e show how studying leading singularitiesofFeynm an diagram s,when allm om enta are com plex,givesa sim ple way ofwriting m ulti-loop and m ulti-particle scattering am plitudesin N = 4 superYang-M ills.Thesim plicity ofthem ethod isequivalenttothatofthequadruplecuttechnique introduced in hep-th/0412103 atone-loop. The new technique only involves the com putation of residuesand the solution oflinear equations. In our technique both parity even and parity odd 
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