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Star Integrals, Convolutions and Simplices

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-12 v1

Abstract

We explore single and multi-loop conformal integrals, such as the ones appearing in dual conformal theories in flat space. Using Mellin amplitudes, a large class of higher loop integrals can be written as simple integro-differential operators on star integrals: one-loop nn-gon integrals in nn dimensions. These are known to be given by volumes of hyperbolic simplices. We explicitly compute the five-dimensional pentagon integral in full generality using Schl\"afli's formula. Then, as a first step to understanding higher loops, we use spline technology to construct explicitly the 6d6d hexagon and 8d8d octagon integrals in two-dimensional kinematics. The fully massive hexagon and octagon integrals are then related to the double box and triple box integrals respectively. We comment on the classes of functions needed to express these integrals in general kinematics, involving elliptic functions and beyond.

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@article{arxiv.1301.2500,
  title  = {Star Integrals, Convolutions and Simplices},
  author = {Dhritiman Nandan and Miguel F. Paulos and Marcus Spradlin and Anastasia Volovich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.2500},
  year   = {2015}
}

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23 pages

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