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O. V. Tarasov

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Calculation of one-loop integrals for four-photon amplitudes by functional reduction method

The method for functional reduction of Feynman integrals, proposed by the author, is used to calculate one-loop integrals corresponding to diagrams with four external lines. The integrals that emerge from amplitudes for the scattering of light by light, the photon splitting in an external field and Delbrück scattering are considered. For master integrals in $d$ - dimensions, new analytic results are presented. For $d=4$, these integrals are given by compact expressions in terms of logarithms and dilogarithms.

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Functional reduction of one-loop Feynman integrals with arbitrary masses

A method of functional reduction for the dimensionally regularized one-loop Feynman integrals with massive propagators is described in detail. The method is based on a repeated application of the functional relations proposed by the author. Explicit formulae are given for reducing one-loop scalar integrals to a simpler ones, the arguments of which are the ratios of polynomials in the masses and kinematic invariants. We show that a general scalar $n$-point integral, depending on $n(n+1)/2$ generic masses and kinematic variables, can be expressed as a linear combination of integrals depending only on $n$ variables. The latter integrals are given explicitly in terms of hypergeometric functions of $(n-1)$ dimensionless variables. Analytic expressions for the 2-, 3- and 4-point integrals, that depend on the minimal number of variables, were also obtained by solving the dimensional recurrence relations. The resulting expressions for these integrals are given in terms of Gauss' hypergeometric function $_2F_1$, the Appell function $F_1$ and the hypergeometric Lauricella - Saran function $F_S$. A modification of the functional reduction procedure for some special values of kinematical variables is considered.

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Anomalous dimensions of quark masses in the three-loop approximation

The results of calculation of the three-loop radiative correction to the renormalization constant of fermion masses for non-abelian gauge theory interacting with fermions are presented. Dimensional regularization and the 't Hooft minimal subtraction scheme are used. The method of calculation is described in detail. The renormalization group function $γ_m$ determining the behavior of the effective mass of fermions is presented. The anomalous dimensions of fermions for QED and QCD up to three loops are given. All calculations were performed on a computer with the help of the SCHOOONSCHIP system for analytical manipulations. The present text was published in 1982 as a JINR Communication, JINR-P2-82-900 (in russian).

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Massless on-shell box integral with arbitrary powers of propagators

The massless one-loop box integral with arbitrary indices in arbitrary space-time dimension $d$ is shown to reduce to a sum over three generalised hypergeometric functions. This result follows from the solution to the third order differential equation of hypergeometric type. To derive the differential equation, the Gröbner basis technique for integrals with noninteger powers of propagators was used. A complete set of recurrence relations from the Gröbner basis is presented. The first several terms in the $\varepsilon =(4-d)/2$ expansion of the result are given.

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Methods for deriving functional equations for Feynman integrals

We present short review of two methods for obtaining functional equations for Feynman integrals. Application of these methods for finding functional equations for one- and two- loop integrals is described in detail. It is shown that with the aid of functional equations Feynman integrals in general kinematics can be expressed in terms of simpler integrals. Similarities between functional equations for Feynman integrals and addition theorem for Abel integrals are shortly discussed.

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Derivation of Functional Equations for Feynman Integrals from Algebraic Relations

New methods for obtaining functional equations for Feynman integrals are presented. Application of these methods for finding functional equations for various one- and two- loop integrals described in detail. It is shown that with the aid of functional equations Feynman integrals in general kinematics can be expressed in terms of simpler integrals.

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Three-loop calculations in non-Abelian gauge theories

A detailed description of the method for analytical evaluation of the three-loop contributions to renormalization group functions is presented. This method is employed to calculate the charge renormalization function and anomalous dimensions for non-Abelian gauge theories with fermions in the three-loop approximation. A three-loop expression for the effective charge of QCD is given. Charge renormalization effects in the SU(4)-supersymmetric gauge model is shown to vanish at this level. A complete list of required formulas is given in Appendix. The above-mentioned results of three-loop calculations have been published by the present authors (with A.Yu., Zharkov and L.V., Avdeev) in 1980 in Physics Letters B. The present text, which treats the subject in more details and contains a lot of calculational techniques, has also been published in 1980 as the JINR Communication E2-80-483.

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New relationships between Feynman integrals

New types of relationships between Feynman integrals are presented. It is shown that Feynman integrals satisfy functional equations connecting integrals with different values of scalar invariants and masses. A method is proposed for obtaining such relations. The derivation of functional equations for one-loop propagator- and vertex - type integrals is given. It is shown that a propagator - type integral can be written as a sum of two integrals with modified scalar invariants and one propagator massless. The vertex - type integral can be written as a sum over vertex integrals with all but one propagator massless and one external momenta squared equal to zero. It is demonstrated that the functional equations can be used for the analytic continuation of Feynman integrals to different kinematic domains.

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Non-renormalization of the full correlator at two-loop order

By explicit calculation of the two-loop QCD corrections we show that for singlet axial and vector currents the full off-shell correlation function in the limit of massless fermions is proportional to the one-loop result, when calculated in the MS-bar scheme. By the same finite renormalization which is needed to make the one-loop anomaly exact to all orders, we arrive at the conclusion that two-loop corrections are absent altogether, for the complete correlator not only its anomalous part. In accordance with the one-loop nature of the correlator, one possible amplitude, which seems to be missing by accident at the one-loop level, also does not show up at the two-loop level.

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Hypergeometric representation of the two-loop equal mass sunrise diagram

A recurrence relation between equal mass two-loop sunrise diagrams differing in dimensionality by 2 is derived and it's solution in terms of Gauss' 2F1 and Appell's F_2 hypergeometric functions is presented. For arbitrary space-time dimension d the imaginary part of the diagram on the cut is found to be the 2F1 hypergeometric function with argument proportional to the maximum of the Kibble cubic form. The analytic expression for the threshold value of the diagram in terms of the hypergeometric function 3F2 of argument -1/3 is given.

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Explicit Results for the Anomalous Three Point Function and Non-Renormalization Theorems

Two-loop corrections for the correlator of the singlet axial and vector currents in QCD are calculated in the chiral limit for arbitrary momenta. Explicit calculations confirm the non-renormalization theorems derived recently by Vainshtein and Knecht et.al. We find that as in the one-loop case also at the two loops the correlator has only 3 independent form-factors instead of 4. From the explicit results we observe that the two-loop correction to the correlator is equal to the one-loop result times the constant factor C_2(R) alpha_s/pi in the MSbar scheme. This holds for the full correlator, for the anomalous longitudinal as well as for the non- anomalous thansversal amplitudes. The finite overall alpha_s dependent constant has to be normalized away by renormalizing the axial current according to Witten's algebraic/geometrical constraint on the anomalous Ward identity. Our observations, together with known facts, suggest that in perturbation theory the correlator is proportional to the one-loop term to all orders and that the non- renormalization theorem of the Adler-Bell-Jackiw anomaly carries over to the full correlator.

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Competition of Color Ferromagnetic and Superconductive States in a Quark-Gluon System

The possibility of color ferromagnetism in an SU(2) gauge field model is investigated. The conditions allowing a stable color ferromagnetic state of the quark system in the chromomagnetic field occupying small domains are considered. A phase transition between this state and the color superconducting state is considered. The effect of finite temperature is analyzed.

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Computation of Gröbner Bases for Two-Loop Propagator Type Integrals

The Gröbner basis technique for calculating Feynman diagrams proposed in [O.V. Tarasov, Acta Physica Polonica, v. B29 (1998) 2655] is applied to the two-loop propagator type integrals with arbitrary masses and momentum. We describe the derivation of Gröbner bases for all integrals with 1PI topologies and present elements of the Gröbner bases.

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A New Hypergeometric Representation of One-Loop Scalar Integrals in $d$ Dimensions

A difference equation w.r.t. space-time dimension $d$ for $n$-point one-loop integrals with arbitrary momenta and masses is introduced and a solution presented. The result can in general be written as multiple hypergeometric series with ratios of different Gram determinants as expansion variables. Detailed considerations for $2-,3-$ and $4-$point functions are given. For the $2-$ point function we reproduce a known result in terms of the Gauss hypergeometric function $_2F_1$. For the $3-$point function an expression in terms of $_2F_1$ and the Appell hypergeometric function $F_1$ is given. For the $4-$point function a new representation in terms of $_2F_1$, $F_1$ and the Lauricella-Saran functions $F_S$ is obtained. For arbitrary $d=4-2ε$, momenta and masses the $2-,3-$ and $4-$point functions admit a simple one-fold integral representation. This representation will be useful for the calculation of contributions from the $ε-$ expansion needed in higher orders of perturbation theory. Physically interesting examples of $3-$ and $4-$point functions occurring in Bhabha scattering are investigated.

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DIANA and selected applications

New developments concerning the extension of the Feynman diagram analyzer DIANA are presented. We discuss new graphics facilities, different approaches to automation of momenta distribution and parallel processing facilities. Furthermore applications to $t\bar t$ production and Bhabha scattering are shortly discussed.

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Massive two-loop Bhabha scattering -- the factorizable subset

The experimental precision that will be reached at the next generation of colliders makes it indispensable to improve theoretical predictions significantly. Bhabha scattering (e^+ e^- \to e^+ e^-) is one of the prime processes calling for a better theoretical precision, in particular for non-zero electron masses. We present a first subset of the full two-loop calculation, namely the factorizable subset. Our calculation is based on DIANA. We reduce tensor integrals to scalar integrals in shifted (increased) dimensions and additional powers of various propagators, so-called dots-on-lines. Recurrence relations remove those dots-on-lines as well as genuine dots-on-lines (originating from mass renormalization) and reduce the dimension of the integrals to the generic d = 4 - 2 εdimensions. The resulting master integrals have to be expanded to ${\it O}(ε)$ to ensure proper treatment of all finite terms.

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