Published March 30, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Ultraviolet Properties of Maximal Supergravity

  • 1. Service de Physique Theorique, CEA/Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
  • 2. Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats (ICREA), University of Barcelona, Avenida Diagonal 647, Barcelona 08028 (Spain)
  • 3. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA (United Kingdom)

Description

We argue that recent results in string perturbation theory indicate that the four-graviton amplitude of four-dimensional N=8 supergravity might be ultraviolet finite up to eight loops. We similarly argue that the h-loop M-graviton amplitude might be finite for h<7+M/2

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
98
Journal Issue
13
Journal Page Range
p. 131602-131602.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38101402
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
AMPLITUDES; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; PERTURBATION THEORY; SUPERGRAVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FIELD THEORIES; RADIATIONS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES

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