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Published on: November 15, 2013
Absence of three-loop four-point ultraviolet divergences in N=4 supergravity
Zvi Bern1, Scott Davies, Tristan Dennen
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095-1547, USA.
Abstract:
We compute the coefficient of the potential three-loop four-point ultraviolet divergence in pure N=4 supergravity and show that it vanishes, contrary to expectations from symmetry arguments. The recently uncovered duality between color and kinematics is used to greatly streamline the calculation. We comment on all-loop cancellations hinting at further surprises awaiting discovery at higher loops.
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