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Single-valued multiple zeta values in genus 1 superstring amplitudes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-04-12 v2 Number Theory

Abstract

We study the modular graph functions introduced by Green, Russo, Vanhove in the context of type II superstring scattering amplitudes of 4 gravitons on a torus. In particular we describe a method to algorithmically compute the coefficients in their expansion at the cusp in terms of conical sums. We perform explicit computations for 3-graviton functions, which naturally suggest to conjecture that only single-valued multiple zeta values appear.

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@article{arxiv.1512.05689,
  title  = {Single-valued multiple zeta values in genus 1 superstring amplitudes},
  author = {Federico Zerbini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.05689},
  year   = {2017}
}

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Minor modifications and references added to the first version. It essentially coincides with the published version

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