232 research outputs found

    Iterated Elliptic and Hypergeometric Integrals for Feynman Diagrams

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    We calculate 3-loop master integrals for heavy quark correlators and the 3-loop QCD corrections to the ρ\rho-parameter. They obey non-factorizing differential equations of second order with more than three singularities, which cannot be factorized in Mellin-NN space either. The solution of the homogeneous equations is possible in terms of convergent close integer power series as 2F1_2F_1 Gau\ss{} hypergeometric functions at rational argument. In some cases, integrals of this type can be mapped to complete elliptic integrals at rational argument. This class of functions appears to be the next one arising in the calculation of more complicated Feynman integrals following the harmonic polylogarithms, generalized polylogarithms, cyclotomic harmonic polylogarithms, square-root valued iterated integrals, and combinations thereof, which appear in simpler cases. The inhomogeneous solution of the corresponding differential equations can be given in terms of iterative integrals, where the new innermost letter itself is not an iterative integral. A new class of iterative integrals is introduced containing letters in which (multiple) definite integrals appear as factors. For the elliptic case, we also derive the solution in terms of integrals over modular functions and also modular forms, using qq-product and series representations implied by Jacobi's ϑi\vartheta_i functions and Dedekind's η\eta-function. The corresponding representations can be traced back to polynomials out of Lambert--Eisenstein series, having representations also as elliptic polylogarithms, a qq-factorial 1/ηk(τ)1/\eta^k(\tau), logarithms and polylogarithms of qq and their qq-integrals. Due to the specific form of the physical variable x(q)x(q) for different processes, different representations do usually appear. Numerical results are also presented.Comment: 68 pages LATEX, 10 Figure

    The ρ\rho parameter at three loops and elliptic integrals

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    We describe the analytic calculation of the master integrals required to compute the two-mass three-loop corrections to the ρ\rho parameter. In particular, we present the calculation of the master integrals for which the corresponding differential equations do not factorize to first order. The homogeneous solutions to these differential equations are obtained in terms of hypergeometric functions at rational argument. These hypergeometric functions can further be mapped to complete elliptic integrals, and the inhomogeneous solutions are expressed in terms of a new class of integrals of combined iterative non-iterative nature.Comment: 14 pages Latex, 7 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of "Loops and Legs in Quantum Field Theory - LL 2018", 29 April - 4 May 2018, Po

    Baikov-Lee Representations Of Cut Feynman Integrals

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    We develop a general framework for the evaluation of dd-dimensional cut Feynman integrals based on the Baikov-Lee representation of purely-virtual Feynman integrals. We implement the generalized Cutkosky cutting rule using Cauchy's residue theorem and identify a set of constraints which determine the integration domain. The method applies equally well to Feynman integrals with a unitarity cut in a single kinematic channel and to maximally-cut Feynman integrals. Our cut Baikov-Lee representation reproduces the expected relation between cuts and discontinuities in a given kinematic channel and furthermore makes the dependence on the kinematic variables manifest from the beginning. By combining the Baikov-Lee representation of maximally-cut Feynman integrals and the properties of periods of algebraic curves, we are able to obtain complete solution sets for the homogeneous differential equations satisfied by Feynman integrals which go beyond multiple polylogarithms. We apply our formalism to the direct evaluation of a number of interesting cut Feynman integrals.Comment: 37 pages; v2 is the published version of this work with references added relative to v

    New Results on Massive 3-Loop Wilson Coefficients in Deep-Inelastic Scattering

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    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

    Sunrise integral in non-relativistic QCD with elliptics

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    The main steps of the process of obtaining the result [1] in terms of elliptic polylogarithms for a two-loop sunrise integral with two different internal masses with pseudothreshold kinematics for all orders of the dimensional regulator are shown.Comment: 7 pages, contribution to the proceedings of the International Conference on Quantum Field Theory, High-Energy Physics, and Cosmology (July 18 - 21, 2022; Dubna, Russia

    Two-Loop integrals for CP-even heavy quarkonium production and decays: Elliptic Sectors

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    By employing the differential equations, we compute analytically the elliptic sectors of two-loop master integrals appearing in the NNLO QCD corrections to CP-even heavy quarkonium exclusive production and decays, which turns out to be the last and toughest part in the relevant calculation. The integrals are found can be expressed as Goncharov polylogarithms and iterative integrals over elliptic functions. The master integrals may be applied to some other NNLO QCD calculations about heavy quarkonium exclusive production, like γγQQˉ\gamma^*\gamma\rightarrow Q\bar{Q}, e+eγ+QQˉe^+e^-\rightarrow \gamma+ Q\bar{Q},~and~H/Z0γ+QQˉH/Z^0\rightarrow \gamma+ Q\bar{Q}, heavy quarkonium exclusive decays, and also the CP-even heavy quarkonium inclusive production and decays.Comment: 23 pages, 3 figures, more discussions and references adde
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