Mon, 04 Jun 2007
12:00
L3

Evaluating gauge-theoretic amplitudes with twistor diagrams

Andrew Hodges
(Oxford)
Abstract
 
Amplitudes in gauge theory at tree-level can be expressed economically in terms of twistor diagrams  (hep-th/0503060, hep-th/0512336). This formalism has recently been used to write down the 8-field scattering amplitudes in a simple form, going beyond the results previously obtained (hep-th/0603101). This talk will give an elementary account of how this is done.
 
Wed, 06 Jun 2007
12:00
L3

Constructing Gauge Theory Amplitudes

Ruth Britto
(Amsterdam)
Abstract
 
Gauge theory amplitudes lie at the meeting ground of perturbative QCD and twistor string theory.  The past three years have seen dramatic developments in the analytic computation of amplitudes and their interpretation in twistor space geometry.  I will discuss applications to collider experiments and describe direct, systematic procedures for deriving one-loop amplitudes from tree amplitudes, using new insights regarding unitarity.

 
 
Mon, 14 May 2007
12:00
L3

Self-dual supergravity and twistor theory

Martin Wolf
(Imperial College, London)
Abstract
 
By generalizing and extending some of the earlier results derived by Manin and by Merkulov, a twistor description is given of four-dimensional N-extended (gauged) self-dual supergravity with and without cosmological constant. In particular, superconformal structures are introduced and used as a starting point to define complex quaternionic, quaternionic Kaehler and hyper-Kaehler supermanifolds. A supersymmetry generalization of the Penrose and Ward constructions are presented.
 
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