amplituhedron

Meaning

Noun

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.

Origin

From amplitude + -hedron. and and published in 2014 in an article in the Journal of High Energy Physics.

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