Spherical contours, IR divergences and the geometry of Feynman parameter integrands at one loop

DOI10.1007/JHEP07(2020)236zbMATH Open1451.81241arXiv1907.05429OpenAlexW3046521783MaRDI QIDQ2215451FDOQ2215451

Authors: Akshay Yelleshpur Srikant 

Publication date: 11 December 2020

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Spherical contours introduced in cite{SphericalContours} translate the concept of "discontinuity across a branch cut" to Feynman parameter space. In this paper, we further explore spherical contours and connect them to the computation of leading IR divergences of 1 loop graphs directly in Feynman parameter space. These spherical contours can be used to develop a Feynman parameter space analog of "Leading Singularities" of loop integrands which allows us to develop a method of determining Feynman parameter integrands with no reference to the momentum space loop integrand. Finally, we explore some interesting features of Feynman parameter integrands in $mathcalN=4$ SYM.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.05429

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zbMATH Keywords

\(1/N\) expansionscattering amplitudes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in mechanics of particles and systems (70S15) Feynman integrals and graphs; applications of algebraic topology and algebraic geometry (81Q30) Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics (81T60) Path integrals in quantum mechanics (81S40)

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• Towards analytic structure of Feynman parameter integrals with rational curves
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