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We report progress in computing and analyzing all tree amplitudes in ABJM theory. Inspired by the isomorphism between the orthogonal Grassmannian and the pure spinor geometries, we adopt a new gauge, called u-gauge, for evaluating the orthogonal Grassmannian integral for ABJM amplitudes. We carry out the integral explicitly for the 8-point amplitude and obtain the complete supersymmetric amplitude. The physical and spurious poles arise from the integral as expected from on-shell diagrams. We also derive a double soft theorem of ABJM amplitudes and verify it for known amplitudes.
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Chin, S., Lee, S. & Yun, Y. ABJM amplitudes in U-gauge and a soft theorem. J. High Energ. Phys. 2015, 88 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2015)088
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