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In this talk we discuss mathematical structures associated to Feynman graphs. Feynman graphs are the backbone of calculations in perturbative quantum field theory. The mathematical structures -- apart from being of interest in their own…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-12-23 Christian Bogner , Stefan Weinzierl

This talk reviews recent developments in the field of analytical Feynman integral calculations. The central theme is the geometry associated to a given Feynman integral. In the simplest case this is a complex curve of genus zero (aka the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-01-15 Robin Marzucca , Andrew J. McLeod , Ben Page , Sebastian Pögel , Xing Wang , Stefan Weinzierl

A diagram approach to classical nonlinear stochastic field theory is introduced. This approach is intended to serve as a link between quantum and classical field theories, resulting in an independent constructive characterisation of the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 L. I. Plimak , M. Fleischhauer , M. J. Collett , D. F. Walls

Invited talk given at the ``International Workshop on `Symmetry Methods in Physics' in memory of Ya.\ A.\ Smorodinsky, 5--10 July 1993, Dubna, Russia; to appear in the proceedings. In this contribution I present further results on steps…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Christian Grosche

This is a simple mathematical introduction into Feynman diagram technique, which is a standard physical tool to write perturbative expansions of path integrals near a critical point of the action. I start from a rigorous treatment of a…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2011-09-15 Michael Polyak

We introduce the tools of intersection theory to the study of Feynman integrals, which allows for a new way of projecting integrals onto a basis. In order to illustrate this technique, we consider the Baikov representation of maximal cuts…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-03-06 Pierpaolo Mastrolia , Sebastian Mizera

These lectures are intended for graduate students who want to acquire a working knowledge of path integral methods in a wide variety of fields in physics. In general the presentation is elementary and path integrals are developed in the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-08-01 R. Rosenfelder

This paper describes an algorithm of interest. This is a preliminary version and we intend on writing a better descripition of it and getting bounds for its complexity.

Probability · Mathematics 2013-03-05 Christophe Andrieu , Nicolas Chopin , Arnaud Doucet , Sylvain Rubenthaler

The article is an overview of the role of graph complexes in the Feynman path integral quantization. The underlying mathematical language is that of PROPs and operads, and their representations. The sum over histories approach, the Feynman…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Lucian M. Ionescu

Recently quantum walks have been considered as a possible fundamental description of the dynamics of relativistic quantum fields. Within this scenario we derive the analytical solution of the Weyl walk in 2+1 dimensions. We present a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-04-14 G. M. D'Ariano , N. Mosco , P. Perinotti , A. Tosini

Quantum walks constitute important tools in different applications, especially in quantum algorithms. To a great extent their usefulness is due to unusual diffusive features, allowing much faster spreading than their classical counterparts.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-10-09 F. M. Andrade , M. G. E. da Luz

Feynman's path integral in adelic quantum mechanics is considered. The propagator K(x'',t'';x',t') for one-dimensional adelic systems with quadratic Lagrangians is analytically evaluated. Obtained exact general formula has the form which is…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 G. S. Djordjevic , B. Dragovich , L. Nesic

In this paper, we describe a numerical approach to evaluate Feynman loop integrals. In this approach the key technique is a combination of a numerical integration method and a numerical extrapolation method. Since the computation is carried…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-09-21 F. Yuasa , T. Ishikawa , Y. Kurihara , J. Fujimoto , Y. Shimizu , N. Hamaguchi , E. de Doncker , K. Kato

A new approach to compute Feynman Integrals is presented. It relies on an integral representation of a given Feynman Integral in terms of simpler ones. Using this approach, we present, for the first time, results for a certain family of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2020-03-18 Costas G. Papadopoulos , Christopher Wever

In the present review we provide an extensive analysis of the intertwinement between Feynman integrals and cohomology theories in the light of the recent developments. Feynman integrals enter in several perturbative methods for solving non…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-10-26 Sergio Luigi Cacciatori , Maria Conti , Simone Trevisan

Attention is given to the interface of mathematics and physics, specifically noting that fundamental principles limit the usefulness of otherwise perfectly good mathematical general integral solutions. A new set of multivector solutions to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 William M. Pezzaglia

The one-sided bouncer and the symmetric bouncer involve a one-dimensional particle in a piecewise linear potential. For such problems, the time-dependent quantum mechanical propagator cannot be found in closed form. The semiclassical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-29 Yen Lee Loh , Chee Kwan Gan

We discuss a progress in calculations of Feynman integrals based on the Gegenbauer Polynomial Technique and the Differential Equation Method. We demonstrate the results for a class of two-point two-loop diagrams and the evaluation of most…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 A. V. Kotikov

Other than scattering problems where perturbation theory is applicable, there are basically two ways to solve problems in physics. One is to reduce the problem to harmonic oscillators, and the other is to formulate the problem in terms of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Y. S. Kim , Marilyn E. Noz

The Feynman path integral does not allow a "one real path" interpretation, because amplitudes contribute to probabilities in a non-separable manner. The opposite extreme, "all paths happen", is not a useful or informative account. In this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-01-13 K. B. Wharton