Published May 20, 1996
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Journal article
Massive loop amplitudes from unitarity
Creators
- 1. California Univ., Los Angeles, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics
Description
We show, for previously uncalculated examples containing a uniform mass in the loop, that it is possible to obtain complete massive one-loop gauge theory amplitudes solely from unitarity and known ultraviolet or infrared mass singularities. In particular, we calculate four-gluon scattering via massive quark loops in QCD. The contribution of a heavy quark to five-gluon scattering with identical helicities is also presented. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B
- Journal Volume
- 467
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 479-509.
- ISSN
- 0550-3213
- CODEN
- NUPBBO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 27060611
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- FLAVOR MODEL; FOUR-BODY PROBLEM; GLUON-GLUON INTERACTIONS; GLUONS; INFRARED DIVERGENCES; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; REST MASS; SCATTERING AMPLITUDES; SPIN ORIENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET DIVERGENCES; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; UNITARITY
- Descriptors DEC
- AMPLITUDES; BOSONS; COMPOSITE MODELS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; INTERACTIONS; MANY-BODY PROBLEM; MASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORIENTATION; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUARK MODEL