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Computer algebra tools for Feynman integrals and related multi-sums
In perturbative calculations, e.g., in the setting of Quantum Chromodynamics
(QCD) one aims at the evaluation of Feynman integrals. Here one is often faced
with the problem to simplify multiple nested integrals or sums to expressions
in terms of indefinite nested integrals or sums. Furthermore, one seeks for
solutions of coupled systems of linear differential equations, that can be
represented in terms of indefinite nested sums (or integrals). In this article
we elaborate the main tools and the corresponding packages, that we have
developed and intensively used within the last 10 years in the course of our
QCD-calculations
Non-planar Feynman integrals, Mellin-Barnes representations, multiple sums
The construction of Mellin-Barnes (MB) representations for non-planar Feynman
diagrams and the summation of multiple series derived from general MB
representations are discussed. A basic version of a new package AMBREv.3.0 is
supplemented. The ultimate goal of this project is the automatic evaluation of
MB representations for multiloop scalar and tensor Feynman integrals through
infinite sums, preferably with analytic solutions. We shortly describe a
strategy of further algebraic summation.Comment: Contribution to the proceedings of the Loops and Legs 2014 conferenc
Recent Symbolic Summation Methods to Solve Coupled Systems of Differential and Difference Equations
We outline a new algorithm to solve coupled systems of differential equations
in one continuous variable (resp. coupled difference equations in one
discrete variable ) depending on a small parameter : given such a
system and given sufficiently many initial values, we can determine the first
coefficients of the Laurent-series solutions in if they are
expressible in terms of indefinite nested sums and products. This systematic
approach is based on symbolic summation algorithms in the context of difference
rings/fields and uncoupling algorithms. The proposed method gives rise to new
interesting applications in connection with integration by parts (IBP) methods.
As an illustrative example, we will demonstrate how one can calculate the
-expansion of a ladder graph with 6 massive fermion lines
New Results on Massive 3-Loop Wilson Coefficients in Deep-Inelastic Scattering
We present recent results on newly calculated 2- and 3-loop contributions to
the heavy quark parts of the structure functions in deep-inelastic scattering
due to charm and bottom.Comment: Contribution to the Proc. of Loops and Legs 2016, PoS, in prin
Nested (inverse) binomial sums and new iterated integrals for massive Feynman diagrams
Nested sums containing binomial coefficients occur in the computation of
massive operator matrix elements. Their associated iterated integrals lead to
alphabets including radicals, for which we determined a suitable basis. We
discuss algorithms for converting between sum and integral representations,
mainly relying on the Mellin transform. To aid the conversion we worked out
dedicated rewrite rules, based on which also some general patterns emerging in
the process can be obtained.Comment: 13 pages LATEX, one style file, Proceedings of Loops and Legs in
Quantum Field Theory -- LL2014,27 April 2014 -- 02 May 2014 Weimar, German
Calculation of Massless Feynman Integrals using Harmonic Sums
A method for the evaluation of the epsilon expansion of multi-loop massless
Feynman integrals is introduced. This method is based on the Gegenbauer
polynomial technique and the expansion of the Gamma function in terms of
harmonic sums. Algorithms for the evaluation of nested and harmonic sums are
used to reduce the expressions to get analytical or numerical results for the
expansion coefficients. Methods to increase the precision of numerical results
are discussed.Comment: 30 pages, 6 figures; Minor typos corrected, references added.
Published in Computer Physics Communication
Recent progress on the calculation of three-loop heavy flavor Wilson coefficients in deep-inelastic scattering
We report on our latest results in the calculation of the three-loop heavy
flavor contributions to the Wilson coefficients in deep-inelastic scattering in
the asymptotic region . We discuss the different methods used to
compute the required operator matrix elements and the corresponding Feynman
integrals. These methods very recently allowed us to obtain a series of new
operator matrix elements and Wilson coefficients like the flavor non-singlet
and pure singlet Wilson coefficients.Comment: 11 pages Latex, 2 Figures, Proc. of Loops and Legs in Quantum Field
Theory, April 2014, Weimar, German
A Fast Approach to Creative Telescoping
In this note we reinvestigate the task of computing creative telescoping
relations in differential-difference operator algebras. Our approach is based
on an ansatz that explicitly includes the denominators of the delta parts. We
contribute several ideas of how to make an implementation of this approach
reasonably fast and provide such an implementation. A selection of examples
shows that it can be superior to existing methods by a large factor.Comment: 9 pages, 1 table, final version as it appeared in the journa
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