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A. F. Pikelner

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Exact off-shell Sudakov form factor in N=4 SYM

We consider the Sudakov form factor in N=4 SYM in the off-shell kinematical regime, which can be achieved by considering the theory on its Coulomb branch. We demonstrate that up two three loops both the infrared-divergent as well as the finite terms do exponentiate, with the coefficient accompanying $\log^2(m^2)$ determined by the octagon anomalous dimension $Γ_{oct}$. This behaviour is in strike contrast to previous conjectural accounts in the literature. Together with the finite terms we observe that up to three loops the logarithm of the Sudakov form factor is identical to twice the logarithm of the null octagon $\mathbb{O}_0$, which was recently introduced within the context of integrability-based approaches to four point correlation functions with infinitely-large R-charges. The null octagon $\mathbb{O}_0$ is known in a closed form for all values of the 't Hooft coupling constant and kinematical parameters. We conjecture that the relation between $\mathbb{O}_0$ and the off-shell Sudakov form factor will hold to all loop orders.

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Four-loop singularities of the massless fermion propagator in quenched three-dimensional QED

We calculate the three- and four-loop corrections to the massless fermion propagator in three-dimensional quenched Quantum Electrodynamics with four-component fermions. The three-loop correction is finite and gauge invariant but the four-loop one has singularities except in the Feynman gauge where it is also finite. Our results explicitly show that, up to four loops, gauge-dependent terms are completely determined by lower order ones in agreement with the Landau-Khalatnikov-Fradkin transformation.

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On the $b$-quark running mass in QCD and the SM

We consider electroweak corrections to the relation between the running $\overline{\mathrm{MS}}$ mass $m_b$ of the $b$ quark in the five-flavor QCD$\times$QED effective theory and its counterpart in the Standard Model (SM). As a bridge between the two parameters, we use the pole mass $M_b$ of the $b$ quark, which can be calculated in both models. The running mass is not a fundamental parameter of the SM Lagrangian, but the product of the running Yukawa coupling $y_b$ and the Higgs vacuum expectation value. Since there exist different prescriptions to define the latter, the relations considered in the paper involve a certain amount of freedom. All the definitions can be related to each other in perturbation theory. Nevertheless, we argue in favor of a certain gauge-independent prescription and provide a relation which can be directly used to deduce the value of the Yukawa coupling of the $b$ quark at the electroweak scale from its effective QCD running mass. This approach allows one to resum large logarithms $\ln(m_b/M_t)$ systematically. Numerical analysis shows that, indeed, the corrections to the proposed relation are much smaller than those between $y_b$ and $M_b$.

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On the four-loop strong coupling beta-function in the SM

In the talk the leading four-loop contribution to the beta-function of the strong coupling in the SM is discussed. Some details of calculation techniques are provided. Special attention is paid to the ambiguity due to utilized $γ_5$ treatment and a particular prescription with anticommuting $γ_5$ is advocated. As a by-product of our computation the four-loop beta-function in QCD with "gluino" is also obtained.

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Four-loop strong coupling beta-function in the Standard Model

In this letter we present our results for the four-loop beta-function of the strong coupling in the Standard Model of fundamental interactions. We take top-Yukawa and self-Higgs interactions into account, but neglect electroweak gauge couplings.

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Stability of the Electroweak Vacuum: Gauge Independence and Advanced Precision

We perform a manifestly gauge-independent analysis of the vacuum stability in the Standard Model (SM) including two-loop matching, three-loop renormalization group evolution, and pure QCD corrections through four loops. All these ingredients are exact, except that light-fermion masses are neglected. We in turn apply the criterion of nullifying the $\overline{\mathrm{MS}}$ Higgs self-coupling and its beta function and a recently proposed consistent method for determining the true minimum of the effective Higgs potential that also avoids gauge dependence. Exploiting our knowledge of the Higgs-boson mass, we derive an upper bound on the pole mass of the top quark by requiring that the SM be stable all the way up to the Planck mass scale and conservatively estimate the theoretical uncertainty. This bound is compatible with Monte Carlo mass quoted by the Particle Data Group at the $1.3σ$ level.

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Three-loop SM beta-functions for matrix Yukawa couplings

We present the extension of our previous results for three-loop Yukawa coupling beta-functions to the case of complex Yukawa matrices describing the flavour structure of the SM. The calculation is carried out in the context of unbroken phase of the SM with the help of the MINCER program in a general linear gauge and cross-checked by means of MATAD/BAMBA codes. In addition, ambiguities in Yukawa matrix beta-functions are studied.

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Three-loop Higgs self-coupling beta-function in the Standard Model with complex Yukawa matrices

Three-loop renormalization group equations for the Higgs self-coupling and Higgs mass parameter are recalculated in the case of complex Yukawa matrices, which encompass general flavour structure of the Standard Model. In addition, the anomalous dimensions both for the quantum Higgs field and its vacuum expectation value are presented in the $\overline{MS}$-scheme. A numerical study of the latter quantities is carried out for a certain set of initial parameters.

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Three-loop beta-functions and anomalous dimensions in the Standard Model

In this talk the methods and computer tools which were used in our recent calculation of the three-loop Standard Model renormalization group coefficients are discussed. A brief review of the techniques based on special features of dimensional regularization and minimal subtraction schemes is given. Our treatment of gamma5 is presented in some details. In addition, for a reasonable set of initial parameters the numerical estimates of the obtained three-loop contributions are presented.

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Yukawa coupling beta-functions in the Standard Model at three loops

We present the results for three-loop beta-functions for Yukawa couplings of heavy Standard Model fermions calculated within the unbroken phase of the model. The calculation is carried out with the help of the MINCER program in a general linear gauge, and the final result is independent of the gauge-fixing parameters. In order to calculate three-point functions, we made use of infrared rearrangement (IRR) trick. Due to the chiral structure of the SM a careful treatment of loops with fermions is required to perform the calculation. It turns out that gauge anomaly cancellation in the SM allows us to obtain the result by means of the semi-naive treatment of gamma5.

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Anomalous dimensions of gauge fields and gauge coupling beta-functions in the Standard Model at three loops

We present the results for three-loop gauge field anomalous dimensions in the SM calculated in the background field gauge within the unbroken phase of the model. The results are valid for the general background field gauge parameterized by three independent parameters. Both quantum and background fields are considered. The former are used to find three-loop anomalous dimensions for the gauge-fixing parameters, and the latter allow one to obtain the three-loop SM gauge beta-functions. Independence of beta-functions of gauge-fixing parameters serves as a validity check of our final results.

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Higgs self-coupling beta-function in the Standard Model at three loops

We present the results for three-loop beta-function for the Higgs self-coupling calculated within the unbroken phase of the Standard Model. We also provide the expression for three-loop beta-function of the Higgs mass parameter, which is obtained as a by-product of our main calculation. Our results coincide with that of recent paper arXiv:1303.2890. In addition, the expression for the Higgs field anomalous dimension is given.

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The 16th moment of the three loop anomalous dimension of the non-singlet transversity operator in QCD

We present the result of the three loop anomalous dimension of non-singlet transversity operator in QCD for the Mellin moment N=16. The obtained result coincides with the prediction from arXiv:1203.1022 and can serve as a confirmation of the correctness of the general expression for three loop anomalous dimension of non-singlet transversity operator in QCD for the arbitrary Mellin moment.

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Forward heavy flavour production in p-p collisions at LHC and intrinsic quark components in proton

The LHC data on the forward heavy flavour hadron production can be a new unique source for estimation of intrinsic charm and bottom contributions to the proton. For example, we analyze the forward heavy baryon production, namely $Λ_b$-baryon, within the soft QCD quark gluon string model and present the predictions for observables which could be measured at the LHC. We also present some predictions for the $D$-meson production in $pp$ collisions made within the perturbative QCD including the intrinsic charm in the proton that can be verified at the LHC.

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