Two-loop = 2 SQCD amplitudes with external matter from iterated cuts
- 1. Uppsala University, Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sweden)
- 2. Institut für Theoretische Physik (Switzerland)
Description
We develop an iterative method for constructing four-dimensional generalized unitarity cuts in = 2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills (SYM) theory coupled to fundamental matter hypermultiplets ( = 2 SQCD). For iterated two-particle cuts, specifically those involving only four-point amplitudes, this implies simple diagrammatic rules for assembling the cuts to any loop order, reminiscent of the rung rule in = 4 SYM. By identifying physical poles, the construction simplifies the task of extracting complete integrands. In combination with the duality between color and kinematics we construct all four-point massless MHV-sector scattering amplitudes up to two loops in = 2 SQCD, including those with matter on external legs. Our results reveal chiral infrared-finite integrands closely related to those found using loop-level BCFW recursion. The integrands are valid in D ≤ 6 dimensions with external states in a four-dimensional subspace; the upper bound is dictated by our use of six-dimensional chiral N = (1, 0) SYM as a means of dimensionally regulating loop integrals.
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 2019
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1-45
- ISSN
- 1029-8479
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 54070387
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CHIRALITY; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; GAUGE INVARIANCE; ITERATIVE METHODS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SCATTERING AMPLITUDES; SUPERSYMMETRY; UNITARITY; YANG-MILLS THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- AMPLITUDES; CALCULATION METHODS; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; SYMMETRY
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2019 The Author(s)