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Hypergeometric functions, their epsilon expansions and Feynman diagrams

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-01 v4 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Mathematical Physics Classical Analysis and ODEs math.MP

Abstract

We review the hypergeometric function approach to Feynman diagrams. Special consideration is given to the construction of the Laurent expansion. As an illustration, we describe a collection of physically important one-loop vertex diagrams for which this approach is useful.

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@article{arxiv.0810.3238,
  title  = {Hypergeometric functions, their epsilon expansions and Feynman diagrams},
  author = {M. Yu. Kalmykov and Bernd A. Kniehl and B. F. L. Ward and S. A. Yost},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.3238},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

15 pages, Latex, 1-eps figure; v2: few references added; v3: style corrections; v4: typo in Eq.(2) is corrected; based on a talk given by M.Kalmykov at 15th International Seminar on High-Energy Physics: Quarks-2008,Sergiev Posad, Russia, 23-29 May, 2008. The FORM code is available via the WWW at http://theor.jinr.ru/~kalmykov/hypergeom/hyper.html

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