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Yangian-type symmetries of non-planar leading singularities

High Energy Physics - Theory 2016-03-02 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems

Abstract

We take up the study of integrable structures behind non-planar contributions to scattering amplitudes in N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. Focusing on leading singularities, we derive the action of the Yangian generators on color-ordered subsets of the external states. Each subset corresponds to a single boundary of the non-planar on-shell diagram. While Yangian invariance is broken, we find that higher-level Yangian generators still annihilate the non-planar on-shell diagram. For a given diagram, the number of these generators is governed by the degree of non-planarity. Furthermore, we present additional identities involving integrable transfer matrices. In particular, for diagrams on a cylinder we obtain a conservation rule similar to the Yangian invariance condition of planar on-shell diagrams. To exemplify our results, we consider a five-point MHV on-shell function on a cylinder.

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@article{arxiv.1603.00088,
  title  = {Yangian-type symmetries of non-planar leading singularities},
  author = {Rouven Frassek and David Meidinger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.00088},
  year   = {2016}
}

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6 pages, 3 figures