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On canonical differential equations for Calabi-Yau multi-scale Feynman integrals

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-11-18 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We generalise a method recently introduced in the literature, that derives canonical differential equations, to multi-scale Feynman integrals with an underlying Calabi-Yau geometry. We start by recomputing a canonical form for the sunrise integral with all unequal masses. Additionally, we compute for the first time a canonical form for the three-loop banana integral with two unequal masses and for a four-loop banana integral with two unequal masses. For the integrals we compute, we find an ϵ\epsilon-form whose connection has at most simple poles. We motivate our construction by studying the Picard-Fuchs operators acting on the integrals considered. In the appendices, we give a constructive explanation for why our generalisation works.

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@article{arxiv.2504.17757,
  title  = {On canonical differential equations for Calabi-Yau multi-scale Feynman integrals},
  author = {Sara Maggio and Yoann Sohnle},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.17757},
  year   = {2025}
}

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40 pages plus appendices and ancillary files