Scattering Amplitudes and Wilson Loops in Twistor Space pp 47-69 | Cite as

On-Shell Recursion

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Abstract

Amoungst the most efficient methods for generating tree-level scattering amplitudes in gauge theories are on-shell recursion relations, introduced in the remarkable papers [1, 2]

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Recursion Relation Momentum Twistor Loop Integrand Tree-level Superamplitudes Reference Twistor 

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• Mathew Richard Bullimore
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1. 1.Mathematical InstituteRadcliffe Observatory QuarterOxfordUK