6 research outputs found
Simplifying Multiple Sums in Difference Fields
In this survey article we present difference field algorithms for symbolic
summation. Special emphasize is put on new aspects in how the summation
problems are rephrased in terms of difference fields, how the problems are
solved there, and how the derived results in the given difference field can be
reinterpreted as solutions of the input problem. The algorithms are illustrated
with the Mathematica package \SigmaP\ by discovering and proving new harmonic
number identities extending those from (Paule and Schneider, 2003). In
addition, the newly developed package \texttt{EvaluateMultiSums} is introduced
that combines the presented tools. In this way, large scale summation problems
for the evaluation of Feynman diagrams in QCD (Quantum ChromoDynamics) can be
solved completely automatically.Comment: Uses svmult.cls, to appear as contribution in the book "Computer
Algebra in Quantum Field Theory: Integration, Summation and Special
Functions" (www.Springer.com
A Refined Difference Field Theory for Symbolic Summation
In this article we present a refined summation theory based on Karr's
difference field approach. The resulting algorithms find sum representations
with optimal nested depth. For instance, the algorithms have been applied
successively to evaluate Feynman integrals from Perturbative Quantum Field
Theory.Comment: Uses elseart.cls and yjsco.st