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The Galois coaction on $\phi^4$ periods

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-12-29 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP Number Theory

Abstract

We report on calculations of Feynman periods of primitive log-divergent ϕ4\phi^4 graphs up to eleven loops. The structure of ϕ4\phi^4 periods is described by a series of conjectures. In particular, we discuss the possibility that ϕ4\phi^4 periods are a comodule under the Galois coaction. Finally, we compare the results with the periods of primitive log-divergent non-ϕ4\phi^4 graphs up to eight loops and find remarkable differences to ϕ4\phi^4 periods. Explicit results for all periods we could compute are provided in ancillary files.

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@article{arxiv.1603.04289,
  title  = {The Galois coaction on $\phi^4$ periods},
  author = {Erik Panzer and Oliver Schnetz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.04289},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

extensive data sets for phi^4 periods up to 11 loops (complete up to 7 loops) and non-phi^4 periods up to 8 loops are attached as ancillary files; v2: several clarifications and examples added