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Recursion-free solution for two-loop vacuum integrals with "collinear" masses

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2022-12-28 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We investigate the structure of a particular class of massive vacuum Feynman integrals at two loops. This class enjoys the linear relation m1+m2=m3m_1+m_2=m_3 between its three propagator masses, corresponding to zeros of the associated K\"all\'en function. Apart from having applications in thermal field theory, the integrals can be mapped onto one-loop three-point functions with collinear external momenta, suggesting the term "collinear" masses. We present a closed-form solution for these integrals, proving that they can always be factorized into products of one-loop cases, for all integer-valued propagator powers.

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@article{arxiv.2210.10593,
  title  = {Recursion-free solution for two-loop vacuum integrals with "collinear" masses},
  author = {Andrei I. Davydychev and York Schröder},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.10593},
  year   = {2022}
}

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34 pages, 5 figures; v2: references added

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