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E. Remiddi

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arXiv2001

Two-Loop Master Integrals for $γ^* \to 3$ Jets: The planar topologies

The calculation of the two-loop corrections to the three jet production rate and to event shapes in electron-positron annihilation requires the computation of a number of up to now unknown two-loop four-point master integrals with one off-shell and three on-shell legs. In this paper, we compute those master integrals which correspond to planar topologies by solving differential equations in the external invariants which are fulfilled by the master integrals. We obtain the master integrals as expansions in $\e=(4-d)/2$, where $d$ is the space-time dimension. The results are expressed in terms of newly introduced two-dimensional harmonic polylogarithms, whose properties are shortly discussed. For all two-dimensional harmonic polylogarithms appearing in the divergent parts of the integrals, expressions in terms of Nielsen's polylogarithms are given. The analytic continuation of our results to other kinematical situations is outlined.

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arXiv2000

Using differential equations to compute two-loop box integrals

The calculation of exclusive observables beyond the one-loop level requires elaborate techniques for the computation of multi-leg two-loop integrals. We discuss how the large number of different integrals appearing in actual two-loop calculations can be reduced to a small number of master integrals. An efficient method to compute these master integrals is to derive and solve differential equations in the external invariants for them. As an application of the differential equation method, we compute the ${\cal O}(ε)$-term of a particular combination of on-shell massless planar double box integrals, which appears in the tensor reduction of $2 \to 2$ scattering amplitudes at two loops.

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arXiv2000

Differential Equations for Two-Loop Four-Point Functions

At variance with fully inclusive quantities, which have been computed already at the two- or three-loop level, most exclusive observables are still known only at one-loop, as further progress was hampered so far by the greater computational problems encountered in the study of multi-leg amplitudes beyond one loop. We show in this paper how the use of tools already employed in inclusive calculations can be suitably extended to the computation of loop integrals appearing in the virtual corrections to exclusive observables, namely two-loop four-point functions with massless propagators and up to one off-shell leg. We find that multi-leg integrals, in addition to integration-by-parts identities, obey also identities resulting from Lorentz-invariance. The combined set of these identities can be used to reduce the large number of integrals appearing in an actual calculation to a small number of master integrals. We then write down explicitly the differential equations in the external invariants fulfilled by these master integrals, and point out that the equations can be used as an efficient method of evaluating the master integrals themselves. We outline strategies for the solution of the differential equations, and demonstrate the application of the method on several examples.

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arXiv2000

The tensor reduction and master integrals of the two-loop massless crossed box with light-like legs

The class of the two-loop massless crossed boxes, with light-like external legs, is the final unresolved issue in the program of computing the scattering amplitudes of 2 --> 2 massless particles at next-to-next-to-leading order. In this paper, we describe an algorithm for the tensor reduction of such diagrams. After connecting tensor integrals to scalar ones with arbitrary powers of propagators in higher dimensions, we derive recurrence relations from integration-by-parts and Lorentz-invariance identities, that allow us to write the scalar integrals as a combination of two master crossed boxes plus simpler-topology diagrams. We derive the system of differential equations that the two master integrals satisfy using two different methods, and we use one of these equations to express the second master integral as a function of the first one, already known in the literature. We then give the analytic expansion of the second master integral as a function of epsilon=(4-D)/2, where D is the space-time dimension, up to order O(epsilon^0).

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arXiv1999

Harmonic Polylogarithms

The harmonic polylogarithms (hpl's) are introduced. They are a generalization of Nielsen's polylogarithms, satisfying a product algebra (the product of two hpl's is in turn a combination of hpl's) and forming a set closed under the transformation of the arguments x=1/z and x=(1-t)/(1+t). The coefficients of their expansions and their Mellin transforms are harmonic sums.

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arXiv1998

Master Equations for Master Amplitudes

The general lines of the derivation and the main properties of the master equations for the master amplitudes associated to a given Feynman graph are recalled. Some results for the 2-loop self-mass graph with 4 propagators are then presented.

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arXiv1998

The Master Differential Equations for the 2-loop Sunrise Selfmass Amplitudes

The master differential equations in the external square momentum p^2 for the master integrals of the two-loop sunrise graph, in n-continuous dimensions and for arbitrary values of the internal masses, are derived. The equations are then used for working out the values at p^2 = 0 and the expansions in p^2 at p^2 =0, in (n-4) at n to 4 limit and in 1/p^2 for large values of p^2 .

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arXiv1997

BHAGEN95: a Monte Carlo program for Bhabha scattering at LEP1/SLC and LEP2 energies

We present the Monte Carlo program BHAGEN95, for calculating the cross-section of the Bhabha scattering process at LEP1/SLC and LEP2 energies, usable with continuity from small to large-angle configurations. We discuss some improvements in the event generator BHAGEN94, which is now part of the new code. In particular the weak and QCD corrections are implemented up to two loops for the relevant contributions, and the emission of one hard photon is treated exactly. We have included all the radiative corrections which are necessary to obtain, for a typical experimental event selection, a precision of 0.1-0.2% at small-angle. At large-angle we estimate a precision of 0.5%, with the exception of the region where the beam energy is a few GeV above the Z boson resonance, where it is up to 1%. A detailed comparison with other codes for both small-angle and large-angle Bhabha scattering is performed.

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arXiv1996

Simulation of the process $e^+ e^- \mapsto e^+ e^- γ$ within electroweak theory with longitudinally polarized initial electrons

We present simple analytic expressions for the distributions of the Bhabha scattering process with emission of one hard photon, including weak boson exchanges, and with longitudinal polarization of the initial electron. The results from the Monte Carlo generator BHAGEN-1PH, based on these expressions, are presented and compared, for the unpolarized case, with those existing in literature.

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arXiv1996

The analytical value of the electron (g-2) at order alpha^3 in QED

We have evaluated in closed analytical form the contribution of the three-loop non-planar `triple-cross' diagrams contributing to the electron (g-2) in QED; its value, omitting the already known infrared divergent part, is a_e(3-cross) = 1/2 pi^2 Z(3) - 55/12 Z(5) - 16/135 pi^4 + 32/3 (a4 + 1/24 ln(2)^4) + 14/9 pi^2 ln(2)^2 - 1/3 Z(3) + 23/3 pi^2 ln(2) - 47/9 pi^2 - 113/48. This completes the analytical evaluation of the (g-2) at order alpha^3, giving a_e(3-loop) = (alpha/pi)^3 { 83/72 pi^2 Z(3) - 215/24 Z(5) + 100/3 [( a4 + 1/24 ln(2)^4 ) - 1/24 pi^2 ln(2)^2 ] - 239/2160 pi^4 + 139/18 Z(3) - 298/9 pi^2 ln(2) + 17101/810 pi^2 + 28259/5184 } = (alpha/pi)^3 (1.181241456...).

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arXiv1996

Event Generators for Bhabha Scattering

The results obtained by the "Event Generators for Bhabha Scattering" working group during the CERN Workshop "Physics at LEP2" (1994/1995) are presented.

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