English Explanatory Dictionary

amplituhedron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mathematical structure which encodes the integrand of an amplitude in planar N=4 super Yang-Mills theory, used in calculations of scattering amplitudes of particle interactions.

Word forms

amplituhedron amplituhedra amplituhedrons

Etymology

From amplitude + -hedron. Coined by Nima Arkani-Hamed and Jaroslav Trnka in 2013 and published in 2014 in an article in the Journal of High Energy Physics.

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