383 research outputs found
SecDec-3.0: numerical evaluation of multi-scale integrals beyond one loop
SecDec is a program which can be used for the factorization of dimensionally
regulated poles from parametric integrals, in particular multi-loop integrals,
and the subsequent numerical evaluation of the finite coefficients. Here we
present version 3.0 of the program, which has major improvements compared to
version 2: it is faster, contains new decomposition strategies, an improved
user interface and various other new features which extend the range of
applicability.Comment: 46 pages, version to appear in Comput.Phys.Com
Бандаж робочого колеса турбінного ступеня
Бандаж робочого колеса турбінного ступеня містить бандажну стрічку з отворами, що відповідають формі шипів робочих лопаток, просунутих в отвори бандажної стрічки, та допоміжне кільце з ущільнювальними гребенями на його зовнішній поверхні, яке надіте на бандажну стрічку. На зовнішній торцевій частині шипів робочих лопаток виконані виступи циліндричної, сферичної або конічної форми. На внутрішній частині допоміжного кільця з ущільнювальними гребенями створені лунки, розміри яких відповідають формі і розмірам зазначених виступів над шипами робочих лопаток
Numerical evaluation of two-loop integrals with pySecDec
We describe the program pySecDec, which factorises endpoint singularities
from multi-dimensional parameter integrals and can serve to calculate integrals
occurring in higher order perturbative calculations numerically. We focus on
the new features and on frequently asked questions about the usage of the
program.Comment: 11 pages, to appear in the proceedings of the HiggsTools Final
Meeting, IPPP, University of Durham, UK, September 201
Higgs boson pair production in gluon fusion at NLO with full top-quark mass dependence
We present the calculation of the cross section and invariant mass
distribution for Higgs boson pair production in gluon fusion at next-to-leading
order (NLO) in QCD. Top-quark masses are fully taken into account throughout
the calculation. The virtual two-loop amplitude has been generated using an
extension of the program GoSam supplemented with an interface to Reduze for the
integral reduction. The occurring integrals have been calculated numerically
using the program SecDec. Our results, including the full top-quark mass
dependence for the first time, allow us to assess the validity of various
approximations proposed in the literature, which we also recalculate. We find
substantial deviations between the NLO result and the different approximations,
which emphasizes the importance of including the full top-quark mass dependence
at NLO.Comment: Version published in PRL, v2: results at 13 TeV (v1 was at 14 TeV),
minor correction to virtual part included, conclusions unchange
Projective geometry and the quaternionic Feix-Kaledin construction
Starting from a complex manifold S with a real-analytic c-projective
structure whose curvature has type (1,1), and a complex line bundle L with a
connection whose curvature has type (1,1), we construct the twistor space Z of
a quaternionic manifold M with a quaternionic circle action which contains S as
a totally complex submanifold fixed by the action. This extends a construction
of hypercomplex manifolds, including hyperkaehler metrics on cotangent bundles,
obtained independently by B. Feix and D. Kaledin.
When S is a Riemann surface, M is a self-dual conformal 4-manifold, and the
quotient of M by the circle action is an Einstein-Weyl manifold with an
asymptotically hyperbolic end, and our construction coincides with a
construction presented by the first author in a previous paper. The extension
also applies to quaternionic Kaehler manifolds with circle actions, as studied
by A. Haydys and N. Hitchin.Comment: 28 pages, (v2) added material on Swann bundles, quaternionic Kaehler
metrics and the Haydys-Hitchin correspondence, (v3) refereed version,
restructured content, to appear in TAM
pySecDec: a toolbox for the numerical evaluation of multi-scale integrals
We present pySecDec, a new version of the program SecDec, which performs the factorization of dimensionally regulated poles in parametric integrals, and the subsequent numerical evaluation of the finite coefficients. The algebraic part of the program is now written in the form of python modules, which allow a very flexible usage. The optimization of the C++ code, generated using FORM, is improved, leading to a faster numerical convergence. The new version also creates a library of the integrand functions, such that it can be linked to user-specific codes for the evaluation of matrix elements in a way similar to analytic integral libraries
Large scale analytic calculations in quantum field theories
We present a survey on the mathematical structure of zero- and single scale
quantities and the associated calculation methods and function spaces in higher
order perturbative calculations in relativistic renormalizable quantum field
theories.Comment: 25 pages Latex, 1 style fil
Estimated Risk for Altered Fetal Growth Resulting from Exposure to Fine Particles during Pregnancy: An Epidemiologic Prospective Cohort Study in Poland
The purpose of this study was to estimate exposure of pregnant women in Poland to fine particulate matter [≤2.5 μm in diameter (PM(2.5))] and to assess its effect on the birth outcomes. The cohort consisted of 362 pregnant women who gave birth between 34 and 43 weeks of gestation. The enrollment included only nonsmoking women with singleton pregnancies, 18–35 years of age, who were free from chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. PM(2.5) was measured by personal air monitoring over 48 hr during the second trimester of pregnancy. All assessed birth effects were adjusted in multiple linear regression models for potential confounding factors such as the size of mother (maternal height, prepregnancy weight), parity, sex of child, gestational age, season of birth, and self-reported environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). The regression model explained 35% of the variability in birth weight (β = −200.8, p = 0.03), and both regression coefficients for PM(2.5) and birth length (β = −1.44, p = 0.01) and head circumference (HC; β = −0.73, p = 0.02) were significant as well. In all regression models, the effect of ETS was insignificant. Predicted reduction in birth weight at an increase of exposure from 10 to 50 μg/m(3) was 140.3 g. The corresponding predicted reduction of birth length would be 1.0 cm, and of HC, 0.5 cm. The study provides new and convincing epidemiologic evidence that high personal exposure to fine particles is associated with adverse effects on the developing fetus. These results indicate the need to reduce ambient fine particulate concentrations. However, further research should establish possible biologic mechanisms explaining the observed relationship
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