arXiv subjects

A. Frink

Publications and source records attributed to A. Frink.

5 recordsLinked to original sources

arXiv1997

Massive Two-Loop Integrals and Higgs Physics

We describe in some detail the present features of an automatic loop calculation program as well as the integration techniques that go into it. The program, called XLOOPS 1.0, allows one to calculate massive one- and two-loop Feynman diagrams in the Standard Model including their tensor structure. UV divergences in UV divergent integrals are explicitly computed in dimensional regularization. One-loop integrals are calculated analytically in d \neq 4 dimensions whereas two-loop integrals are reduced to two-fold integral representations which the program evaluates numerically. We discuss Higgs decay at the two-loop level as a first application of the novel integration techniques that are incorporated into XLOOPS.

hep-ph↗

arXiv1997

Calculation of Infrared-Divergent Feynman Diagrams with Zero Mass Threshold

Two-loop vertex Feynman diagrams with infrared and collinear divergences are investigated by two independent methods. On the one hand, a method of calculating Feynman diagrams from their small momentum expansion extended to diagrams with zero mass thresholds is applied. On the other hand, a numerical method based on a two-fold integral representation is used. The application of the latter method is possible by using lightcone coordinates in the parallel space. The numerical data obtained with the two methods are in impressive agreement.

hep-ph↗

arXiv1996

Introduction to XLOOPS

The program package XLOOPS calculates massive one- and two-loop Feynman diagrams. It consists of five parts: i) a graphical user interface ii) routines for generating diagrams from particle input iii) procedures for calculating one-loop integrals both analytically and numerically iv) routines for massive two-loop integrals v) programs for numerical integration of two-loop diagrams. The package relies on the application of parallel space techniques. The treatment of tensor structure and the separation of UV and IR divergences in analytic expressions is described in this scheme. All analytic calculations are performed with MAPLE. Two-loop examples taken from Standard Model calculations are presented. The method has recently been extended to all two-loop vertex topologies, including the crossed topology, graphs with divergent subloops and IR divergent diagrams. This will be included in the XLOOPS package in the near future.

hep-ph↗

arXiv1996

New representation of the two-loop crossed vertex function

We calculate the two-loop vertex function for the crossed topology, and for arbitrary masses and external momenta. We derive a double integral representation, suitable for a numerical evaluation by a Gaussian quadrature. Real and imaginary parts of the diagram can be calculated separately.

hep-ph↗

arXiv1996

Heavy-Higgs Lifetime at Two Loops

The Standard-Model Higgs boson with mass $ M_H >> 2M_Z $ decays almost exclusively to pairs of $W$ and $Z$ bosons. We calculate the dominant two-loop corrections of $ O( G_F^2 M_H^4 )$ to the partial widths of these decays. In the on-mass-shell renormalization scheme, the correction factor is found to be $ 1 + 14.6 % (M_H/TeV)^2 + 16.9 % (M_H/TeV)^4 $, where the second term is the one-loop correction. We give full analytic results for all divergent two-loop Feynman diagrams. A subset of finite two-loop vertex diagrams is computed to high precision using numerical techniques. We find agreement with a previous numerical analysis. The above correction factor is also in line with a recent lattice calculation.

hep-ph↗