A Feynman integral in Lifshitz-point and Lorentz-Violating theories in R^D R^m

Abstract: We evaluate a one-loop, two-point, massless Feynman integral

I_{D, m} (p, q)

relevant for perturbative field theoretic calculations in strongly anisotropic

d = D + m

dimensional spaces given by the direct sum

m a t h b b R^{D} o p l u s m a t h b b R^{m}

. Our results are valid in the whole convergence region of the integral for generic (non-integer) co-dimensions

D

and

m

. We obtain series expansions of

I_{D, m} (p, q)

in terms of powers of the variable

X := 4 p^{2} / q^{4}

, where

,

, and in terms of generalised hypergeometric functions

_{3} F_{2} (- X)

, when

X < 1

. These are subsequently analytically continued to the complementary region

X g e 1

. The asymptotic expansion in inverse powers of

X^{1 / 2}

is derived. The correctness of the results is supported by agreement with previously known special cases and extensive numerical calculations.

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