Two-loop $\mathcal{N}=2$ SQCD amplitudes with external matter from iterated cuts
Abstract
We develop an iterative method for constructing four-dimensional generalized unitarity cuts in supersymmetric Yang-Mills (SYM) theory coupled to fundamental matter hypermultiplets ( SQCD). For iterated two-particle cuts,specifically those involving only four-point amplitudes, this implies simple diagrammatic rules for assembling the cuts to any loop order, reminiscent of the rung rule in SYM. By identifying physical poles, the construction simplifies the task of extracting complete integrands. In combination with the duality between color and kinematics we construct all four-point massless MHV-sector scattering amplitudes up to two loops in SQCD, including those with matter on external legs. Our results reveal chiral infrared-finite integrands closely related to those found using loop-level BCFW recursion. The integrands are valid in dimensions with external states in a four-dimensional subspace; the upper bound is dictated by our use of six-dimensional chiral SYM as a means of dimensionally regulating loop integrals.
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@article{arxiv.1811.09604,
title = {Two-loop $\mathcal{N}=2$ SQCD amplitudes with external matter from iterated cuts},
author = {Gregor Kälin and Gustav Mogull and Alexander Ochirov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1811.09604},
year = {2019}
}
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35 pages + appendices + references; 4 figures, 2 tables; journal version