Some methods to evaluate complicated Feynman integrals

I discuss a progress in calculations of Feynman integrals based on the Gegenbauer Polynomial Technique and the Differential Equation Method.Comment: 2 pages, 1 figure, latex. Talk presented at the 8th International Workshop on Advanced Computing and Analysis Techniques in Physics Research (ACAT 2002), Moscow, Russia, June 200

Two-loop sunset diagrams with three massive lines

In this paper, we consider the two-loop sunset diagram with two different masses, m and M, at spacelike virtuality q^2 = -m^2. We find explicit representations for the master integrals and an analytic result through O(epsilon) in d=4-2epsilon space-time dimensions for the case of equal masses, m = M.Comment: 11 page

Analytic two-loop results for selfenergy- and vertex-type diagrams with one non-zero mass

For a large class of two-loop selfenergy- and vertex-type diagrams with only one non-zero mass ($M$) and the vertices also with only one non-zero external momentum squared ($q^2$) the first few expansion coefficients are calculated by the large mass expansion. This allows to `guess' the general structure of these coefficients and to verify them in terms of certain classes of `basis elements', which are essentially harmonic sums. Since for this case with only one non-zero mass the large mass expansion and the Taylor series in terms of $q^2$ are identical, this approach yields analytic expressions of the Taylor coefficients, from which the diagram can be easily evaluated numerically in a large domain of the complex $q^2-$plane by well known methods. It is also possible to sum the Taylor series and present the results in terms of polylogarithms.Comment: LaTeX, 27 pages + 3 ps figures, uses axodraw.sty, some references reviste

On Epsilon Expansions of Four-loop Non-planar Massless Propagator Diagrams

We evaluate three typical four-loop non-planar massless propagator diagrams in a Taylor expansion in dimensional regularization parameter $\epsilon=(4-d)/2$ up to transcendentality weight twelve, using a recently developed method of one of the present coauthors (R.L.). We observe only multiple zeta values in our results.Comment: 3 pages, 1 figure, results unchanged, discussion improved, to appear in European Physical Journal

Two-loop two-point functions with masses: asymptotic expansions and Taylor series, in any dimension

In all mass cases needed for quark and gluon self-energies, the two-loop master diagram is expanded at large and small $q^2$, in $d$ dimensions, using identities derived from integration by parts. Expansions are given, in terms of hypergeometric series, for all gluon diagrams and for all but one of the quark diagrams; expansions of the latter are obtained from differential equations. Pad\'{e} approximants to truncations of the expansions are shown to be of great utility. As an application, we obtain the two-loop photon self-energy, for all $d$, and achieve highly accelerated convergence of its expansions in powers of $q^2/m^2$ or $m^2/q^2$, for $d=4$.Comment: 25 pages, OUT--4102--43, BI--TP/92--5

DGLAP and BFKL evolution equations in the N=4 supersymmetric gauge theory

We derive the DGLAP and BFKL evolution equations in the N=4 supersymmetric gauge theory in the next-to-leading approximation. The eigenvalue of the BFKL kernel in this model turns out to be an analytic function of the conformal spin |n|. Its analytic continuation to negative |n| in the leading logarithmic approximation allows us to obtain residues of anomalous dimensions \gamma of twist-2 operators in the non-physical points j=0,-1,... from the BFKL equation in an agreement with their direct calculation from the DGLAP equation. Moreover, in the multi-color limit of the N=4 model the BFKL and DGLAP dynamics in the leading logarithmic approximation is integrable for an arbitrary number of particles. In the next-to-leading approximation the holomorphic separability of the Pomeron hamiltonian is violated, but the corresponding Bethe-Salpeter kernel has the property of a hermitian separability. The main singularities of anomalous dimensions \gamma at j=-r obtained from the BFKL and DGLAP equations in the next-to-leading approximation coincide but our accuracy is not enough to verify an agreement for residues of subleading poles.Comment: 45 pages, latex. In the last version the expression (16) for the t-channel partial wave of the process e+e- --> \mu+\mu- in the double-logarithmic approximation at QED is corrected and its derivation is given in the Appendix

Irrational constants in positronium decays

We establish irrational constants, that contribute to the positronium lifetime at $O(\alpha)$ and $O(\alpha^2)$ order. In particular we show, that a new type of constants appear, which are not related to Euler--Zagier sums or multiple $\zeta$ values.Comment: Presented at 9th Workshop on Elementary Particle Theory: Loops and Legs in Quantum Field Theory, Sondershausen, 20-25 Apr 2008. 6 pages, 3 figure

NLO corrections to the BFKL equation in QCD and in supersymmetric gauge theories

We study next-to-leading corrections to the integral kernel of the BFKL equation for high energy cross-sections in QCD and in supersymmetric gauge theories. The eigenvalue of the BFKL kernel is calculated in an analytic form as a function of the anomalous dimension \gamma of the local gauge-invariant operators and their conformal spin n. For the case of an extended N=4 SUSY the kernel is significantly simplified. In particular, the terms non-analytic in n are canceled. We discuss the relation between the DGLAP and BFKL equations in the N=4 model.Comment: Latex, 26 pages, typos corrected, to be published in Nucl.Phys.

Three-loop universal anomalous dimension of the Wilson operators in N=4 SUSY Yang-Mills model

We present results for the three-loop universal anomalous dimension of Wilson twist-2 operators in the N=4 Supersymmetric Yang-Mills model. These results are obtained by extracting the most complicated contributions from the three loop non-singlet anomalous dimensions in QCD which were calculated recently. Their singularities at j=1 agree with the predictions obtained from the BFKL equation for N=4 SYM in the next-to-leading order. The asymptotics of universal anomalous dimension at large j is in an agreement with the expectations based on an interpolation between weak and strong coupling regimes in the framework of the AdS/CFT correspondence.Comment: LaTeX file, 13 pages, no figures. Some corrections, additional remarks and references. In the last version the analysis of anomalous dimension at j -> 2 was improve

Finite calculation of divergent selfenergy diagrams

Using dispersive techniques, it is possible to avoid ultraviolet divergences in the calculation of Feynman diagrams, making subsequent regularization of divergent diagrams unnecessary. We give a simple introduction to the most important features of such dispersive techniques in the framework of the so-called finite causal perturbation theory. The method is also applied to the 'divergent' general massive two-loop sunrise selfenergy diagram, where it leads directly to an analytic expression for the imaginary part of the diagram in accordance with the literature, whereas the real part can be obtained by a single integral dispersion relation. It is pointed out that dispersive methods have been known for decades and have been applied to several nontrivial Feynman diagram calculations.Comment: 15 pages, Latex, one figure, added reference