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Title: Ultraviolet Properties of Maximal Supergravity

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA (United Kingdom)

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.

OSTI ID:
20951176
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 98, Issue 13; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.131602; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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