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Singlet Polarization Functions at O(\alpha_s^2)

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2016-08-25 v1

Abstract

We consider the three-loop singlet diagrams induced by axial-vector, scalar and pseudo-scalar currents. Expansions for small and large external momentum qq are presented. They are used in combination with conformal mapping and Pad\'e approximations in order to arrive at results for the polarization functions valid for all q2q^2. Results are presented for the imaginary parts which are directly related to physical quantities like the production of top quarks or the decay of scalar or pseudo-scalar Higgs bosons.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9801432,
  title  = {Singlet Polarization Functions at O(\alpha_s^2)},
  author = {K. G. Chetyrkin and R. Harlander and M. Steinhauser},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9801432},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

LaTeX, 15 pages, 10 figures included as ps-files. The complete paper is also available via anonymous ftp at ftp://ttpux2.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/ , or via www at http://www-ttp.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/cgi-bin/preprints/