On the Finiteness of N = 8 Quantum Supergravity
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We describe the constraints imposed on quantum maximal supergravity theories in perturbation theory by the two duality frameworks: S-duality in superstring theory and the AdS/CFT holographic correspondence between IIB superstring theory and N = 4 super Yang-Mills theory. E-mail address: [email protected]
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تاریخ انتشار 2008