82 research outputs found
Tackling Feynman integrals with quantum minimization algorithms
One of the most severe bottlenecks to reach high-precision predictions in QFT
is the calculation of multiloop multileg Feynman integrals. Several new
strategies have been proposed in the last years, allowing impressive results
with deep implications in particle physics. Still, the efficiency of such
techniques starts to drastically decrease when including many loops and legs.
In this talk, we explore the implementation of quantum algorithms to optimize
the integrands of scattering amplitudes. We rely on the manifestly causal
loop-tree duality, which translates the loop into phase-space integrals and
avoids the spurious singularities due to non-causal effects. Then, we built a
Hamiltonian codifying causal-compatible contributions and minimize it using a
Variational Quantum Eigensolver. Our very promising results point towards a
potential speed-up for achieving a more numerically-stable representation of
Feynman integrals by using quantum computers.Comment: 6 pages, 1 figure. Contribution to the Proceedings of the EPS-HEP
2023 Conference. v2: Updated reference
High precision theory predictions in the Higgs sector
We discuss recent progress in Standard Model predictions related to Higgs boson physics at the LHC and comment on the combination of higher order corrections with potential effects of heavy New Physics parametrised by Effective Field Theories
Tropical Feynman integration in the physical region
The software feyntrop for direct numerical evaluation of Feynman integrals is
presented. We focus on the underlying combinatorics and polytopal geometries
facilitating these methods. Especially matroids, generalized permutohedra and
normality are discussed in detail.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figures, EPS-HEP 2023 proceeding
High precision theory predictions in the Higgs sector
We discuss recent progress in Standard Model predictions related to Higgs boson physics at the LHC and comment on the combination of higher order corrections with potential effects of heavy New Physics parametrised by Effective Field Theories
Higgs Boson Production in Association with a Top-Antitop Quark Pair in Next-to-Next-to-Leading Order QCD
The associated production of a Higgs boson with a top-antitop quark pair is a crucial process at the LHC since it allows for a direct measurement of the top-quark Yukawa coupling. We present the computation of the radiative corrections to this process at the next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) in QCD perturbation theory. This is the very first computation for a 2→3 process with massive colored particles at this perturbative order. We develop a soft Higgs boson approximation for loop amplitudes, which enables us to reliably quantify the impact of the yet unknown two-loop contribution. At the center-of-mass energy √s=13  TeV, the NNLO corrections increase the next-to-leading order result for the total cross section by about 4% and lead to a significant reduction of perturbative uncertainties
From five-loop scattering amplitudes to open trees with the Loop-Tree Duality
Characterizing multiloop topologies is an important step towards developing
novel methods at high perturbative orders in quantum field theory. In this
article, we exploit the Loop-Tree Duality (LTD) formalism to analyse multiloop
topologies that appear for the first time at five loops. Explicitly, we open
the loops into connected trees and group them according to their topological
properties. Then, we identify a kernel generator, the so-called NMLT
universal topology, that allow us to describe any scattering amplitude of up to
five loops. Furthermore, we provide factorization and recursion relations that
enable us to write these multiloop topologies in terms of simpler
subtopologies, including several subsets of Feynman diagrams with an arbitrary
number of loops. Our approach takes advantage of many symmetries present in the
graphical description of the original fundamental five-loop topologies. The
results obtained in this article might shed light into a more efficient
determination of higher-order corrections to the running couplings, which are
crucial in the current and future precision physics program.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figures, 2 table
The contribution to the non-singlet splitting function at four-loop order
We report a new result for the contribution to the four-loop
anomalous dimensions of non-singlet, twist-two operators in Quantum
Chromodynamics. This result is obtained through computations of off-shell
operator matrix elements. Employing integration-by-parts reductions and
differential equations with respect to a tracing parameter allowed us to derive
analytic results valid for arbitrary Mellin moment .Comment: 13 pages, 1 figure, ancillary file with resul
Higgs boson production in association with a top-antitop quark pair in next-to-next-to leading order QCD
The associated production of a Higgs boson with a top-antitop quark pair is a
crucial process at the LHC since it allows for a direct measurement of the
top-quark Yukawa coupling. We present the computation of the radiative
corrections to this process at the next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) in QCD
perturbation theory. This is the very first computation for a process
with massive coloured particles at this perturbative order. We develop a soft
Higgs boson approximation for loop amplitudes, which enables us to reliably
quantify the impact of the yet unknown two-loop contribution. At the
centre-of-mass energy TeV the NNLO corrections increase the
next-to-leading order result for the total cross section by about 4% and lead
to a significant reduction of perturbative uncertainties.Comment: 8 pages, 2 tables, 1 figure. Version published on PR
Three-loop gluon scattering in QCD and the gluon Regge trajectory
We compute the three-loop helicity amplitudes for the scattering of four
gluons in QCD. We employ projectors in the 't Hooft-Veltman scheme and
construct the amplitudes from a minimal set of physical building blocks, which
allows us to keep the computational complexity under control. We obtain
relatively compact results that can be expressed in terms of harmonic
polylogarithms. In addition, we consider the Regge limit of our amplitude and
extract the gluon Regge trajectory in full three-loop QCD. This is the last
missing ingredient required for studying single-Reggeon exchanges at
next-to-next-to-leading logarithmic accuracy.Comment: 12 pages, 1 figur
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