One-Loop QCD Corrections to $\bar{u}d \rightarrow t\bar{t}W$ at $\mathcal{O}(\varepsilon^2)$
Abstract
We present a computation of the one-loop QCD corrections to top-quark pair production in association with a boson, including terms up to order in dimensional regularization. Providing a first glimpse into the complexity of the corresponding two-loop amplitude, this result is a first step towards a description of this process at next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) in QCD. We perform a tensor decomposition and express the corresponding form factors in terms of a basis of independent special functions with compact rational coefficients, providing a structured framework for future developments. In addition, we derive an explicit analytic representation of the form factors, valid up to order , expressed in terms of logarithms and dilogarithms. For the complete set of special functions required, we obtain a semi-numerical solution based on generalized power series expansion.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2502.14952,
title = {One-Loop QCD Corrections to $\bar{u}d \rightarrow t\bar{t}W$ at $\mathcal{O}(\varepsilon^2)$},
author = {Matteo Becchetti and Maximilian Delto and Sara Ditsch and Philipp Alexander Kreer and Mattia Pozzoli and Lorenzo Tancredi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.14952},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
37 pages, 1 figure, 2 tables. The paper is complemented by a Zenodo repository found at https://zenodo.org/records/14810498. v2 is published in JHEP. Added paragraphs on pages 3, 24 and 27 to stress which points of the computation will be useful for the two-loop amplitude. Corrected minor typos and added citation to the two-loop integrals paper