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Schwinger, ltd: Loop-tree duality in the parametric representation

High Energy Physics - Theory 2022-12-05 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We derive a variant of the loop-tree duality for Feynman integrals in the Schwinger parametric representation. This is achieved by decomposing the integration domain into a disjoint union of cells, one for each spanning tree of the graph under consideration. Each of these cells is the total space of a fiber bundle with contractible fibers over a cube. Loop-tree duality emerges then as the result of first decomposing the integration domain, then integrating along the fibers of each fiber bundle. As a byproduct we obtain a new proof that the moduli space of graphs is homotopy equivalent to its spine. In addition, we outline a potential application to Kontsevich's graph (co-)homology.

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@article{arxiv.2208.07636,
  title  = {Schwinger, ltd: Loop-tree duality in the parametric representation},
  author = {Marko Berghoff},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.07636},
  year   = {2022}
}

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25 pages. Final version

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