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Finite after all?

Nature Physics volume 3, pages 448–450 (2007)Cite this article

Advances in theoretical computation raise again the possibility that 'maximal supergravity' might be free of the ultraviolet divergences that have plagued quantum gravity theories — with puzzling implications for string theory.

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Figure 1: Divergence cancelled.

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