Quasi-Finite Bases For Virtual Corrections In Quantum Field Theory

Particle Physics Theory seminar

Quasi-Finite Bases For Virtual Corrections In Quantum Field Theory

  • Event time: 2:00pm
  • Event date: 25th February 2015
  • Speaker: Robert Schabinger (MITP, Mainz)
  • Location: Higgs Centre Seminar Room, Room 4305,

Event details

We present a new method for the decomposition of multi-loop Feynman integrals into quasi-finite Feynman integrals. These are defined in shifted dimensions with higher powers of the propagators, make explicit both infrared and ultraviolet divergences, and allow for an immediate and trivial expansion in the parameter of dimensional regularization.

Our approach avoids the introduction of spurious structures and thereby leaves integrals particularly accessible to direct analytical integration techniques. The method also looks very promising from the point of view of numerical analysis, as suggested by recent studies of the three-loop form factor in massless QCD.

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