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We propose new formulae for the two-loop n-point D-dimensional integrands of scattering amplitudes in Yang-Mills theory and gravity. The loop integrands are written as a double-forward limit of tree-level trivalent diagrams, and are inferred from the formalism of the two-loop scattering equations. We discuss the relationship between the formulae for non-supersymmetric theories and the Neveu-Schwarz sector of the formulae for maximally supersymmetric theories, which can be derived from ambitwistor strings. An important property of the loop integrands is that they are expressed in a representation that includes linear-type propagators. This representation exhibits a loop-level version of the colour- kinematics duality, which follows directly from tree level via the double-forward limit.
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Geyer, Y., Monteiro, R. & Stark-Muchão, R. Two-loop scattering amplitudes: double-forward limit and colour-kinematics duality. J. High Energ. Phys. 2019, 49 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP12(2019)049
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