Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-19-2013
Abstract
The infrared singularities of gravitational amplitudes are one-loop exact, in that higher-loop divergences are characterized by the exponential of the one-loop divergence. We show that the contributions to SU(N) gauge-theory amplitudes that are mostsubleading in the 1/N expansion are also one-loop exact, provided that the dipole conjecture holds. Possible corrections to the dipole conjecture, beginning at three loops, could violate one-loop-exactness, though would still maintain the absence of collinear divergences. We also demonstrate a relation between L-loop four-point N = 8 supergravity and mostsubleading-color N = 4 SYM amplitudes that holds for the two leading IR divergences, (Formula presented.) and (Formula presented.), but breaks down at (Formula presented.).
Recommended Citation
Naculich, Stephen G.; Nastase, Horatiu; and Schnitzer, Howard J., "All-loop infrared-divergent behavior of most-subleading-color gauge-theory amplitudes" (2013). Physics Faculty Publications. 113.
https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/physics-faculty-publications/113