Calculating contracted tensor Feynman integrals

A recently derived approach to the tensor reduction of 5-point one-loop Feynman integrals expresses the tensor coefficients by scalar 1-point to 4-point Feynman integrals completely algebraically. In this Letter we derive extremely compact algebraic expressions for the contractions of the tensor integrals with external momenta. This is based on sums over signed minors weighted with scalar products of the external momenta. With these contractions one can construct the invariant amplitudes of the matrix elements under consideration, and the evaluation of one-loop contributions to massless and massive multi-particle production at high energy colliders like LHC and ILC is expected to be performed very efficiently.     

A general formula for analytic reduction of multi-loop tensor Feynman integrals

We prove a general formula for analytic reduction of tensor integrals which appear in calculations of multi-loop Feynman diagrams in quantum field theory models.     

Complete reduction of integrals in two-loop five-light-parton scattering amplitudes

We reduce all the most complicated Feynman integrals in two-loop five-light-parton scattering amplitudes to basic master integrals, while other integrals can be reduced even easier. Our results are expressed as systems of linear relations in the block-triangular form, very efficient for numerical calculations. Our results are crucial for complete next-to-next-to-leading order quantum chromodynamics calculations for three-jet, photon, and/or hadron production at hadron colliders. To determine the block-triangular relations, we develop an efficient and general method, which may provide a practical solution to the bottleneck problem of reducing multiloop multiscale integrals.     

Tensor structure from scalar Feynman matroids

We show how to interpret the scalar Feynman integrals which appear when reducing tensor integrals as scalar Feynman integrals coming from certain nice matroids.     

Convergence of Feynman integrals in Coulomb gauge QCD

At 2-loop order, Feynman integrals in the Coulomb gauge are divergent over the internal energy variables. Nevertheless, it is known how to calculate the effective action, provided that the external gluon fields are all transverse. We show that, for the two-gluon Greens function as an example, the method can be extended to include longitudinal external fields. The longitudinal Greens functions appear in the BRST identities. As an intermediate step, we use a flow gauge, which interpolates between the Feynman and Coulomb gauges.     

Master integrals for four-loop massless propagators up to weight twelve

We evaluate a Laurent expansion in dimensional regularization parameter ?=(4−d)/2 of all the master integrals for four-loop massless propagators up to weight twelve, using a recently developed method of one of the present coauthors (R.L.) and extending thereby results by Baikov and Chetyrkin obtained at weight seven. We observe only multiple zeta values in our results. Therefore, we conclude that all the four-loop massless propagator integrals, with any integer powers of numerators and propagators, have only multiple zeta values in their epsilon expansions up to weight twelve.     

Analytic two-loop master integrals for tW production at hadron colliders: I

We present the analytic calculation of two-loop master integrals that are relevant for tW production at hadron colliders. We focus on the integral families with only one massive propagator. After selecting a canonical basis, the differential equations for the master integrals can be transformed into the d ln form. The boundaries are determined by simple direct integrations or regularity conditions at kinematic points without physical singularities. The analytical results in this work are expressed in terms of multiple polylogarithms, and have been checked via numerical computations.     

A reformulation of the Feynman chessboard model

The chessboard model is reviewed and reformulated as a four-state process. In this formulation both the Dirac propagator of the chessboard model and the partition function of the associated Ising chain are observed to be projections of a single matrix of partition functions onto two orthogonal eigenspaces. This helps clarify the role played by the phase associated with Feynman paths in this model.     

Feynman Identity: A Special Case Revisited

It is proved that a special case of Feynman identity is a consequence of the generalized Witt identity of some Lie algebra. Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000): 82B20, 05A19, 17B01.     

A Discrete, Deterministic Construction of the Phase in Feynman Paths

In the path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the phase factor e ^iS(x〈t〉) is associated with every path x〈t〉. Summing this factor over all paths yields Feynman's propagator as a sum-over-paths. In the original formulation, the complex phase was a mathematical device invoked to extract wave behaviour in a particle framework. In this paper we show that the continuous phase itself can have a discrete origin in time reversal and that the propagator can be drawn by a single deterministic path. ¹On leave from Department of Mathematics, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario Canada.     

A study of Feynman integrals by micro-differential equations

We use the holonomic character of Feynman integrals to describe their singularity structure explicitly in some simple cases. The results in §1 show that under moderate conditions Feynman amplitudes can be locally expressed essentially in terms of Legendre functions near the points where two positive- Landau-Nakanishi surfaces meet. Related topics such as hierarchical principle in perturbation theory are also discussed in terms of holonomic systems involved. In §4 we use the concrete expressions for Feynman amplitudes obtained in §1 to discuss the validity of Sato's conjecture.Supported in part by NSF MCS 75-2333Supported in part by NSF GP 36269     

Richard Feynman and the History of Superconductivity

This paper deals with two topics. One is the history of superconductivity, and the other is what Richard Feynman had to do with it. The history of superconductivity can be traced back to Michael Faraday and the first liquefaction of a gas in 1823. It is a heroic tale of triumph over cold and resistance, and once the phenomenon was actually discovered in 1911, it would take almost 50 years more before a satisfactory explanation emerged. Although Richard Feynman only authored one published paper on the subject, he worked prodigiously on the problem through much of the 1950s, and his competitors, particularly Bardeen, Cooper, and Schrieffer, fully expected that he would be the one to crack the problem. It did not work out that way.     

关于费曼传播子在位形空间的解析式

We correct an inaccurate result of previous work on the Feynman propagator in position space of a free Dirac field in （3 ＋ 1）-dimensional spacetime; we derive the generalized analytic formulas of both the scalar Feynman propagator and the spinor Feynman propagator in position space in arbitrary （D ＋ 1）- dimensional spacetime; and we further find a recurrence relation among the spinor Feynman propagator in （D＋1）-dimensional spacetime and the scalar Feynman propagators in （D＋1）-, （D-1）- and （D＋3）-dimensional spacetimes.     

On analytic formulas of Feynman propagators in position space

We correct an inaccurate result of previous work on the Feynman propagator in position space of a free Dirac field in(3+1)-dimensional spacetime; we derive the generalized analytic formulas of both the scalar Feynman propagator and the spinor Feynman propagator in position space in arbitrary(D+1)-dimensional spacetime; and we further find a recurrence relation among the spinor Feynman propagator in(D+l)-dimensional spacetime and the scalar Feynman propagators in(D+1)-,(D-1)-and(D+3)-dimensional spacetimes.     

Velocity-space contours of collision integrals

Based on the recently found closed-form expressions of the Boltzmann collision integrals in a rigid-sphere gas for multi-Maxwellian distributions, a few typical sets of contour surfaces of the integrals in the space of molecular velocities are presented. These show graphically the tendency toward equilibrium under the influence of collisions. A brief preliminary comparison with Monte Carlo results is also given.     

Small <Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis> behavior of parton distributions: a study of higher twist effects

We review the double asymptotic scaling phenomenon for the structure functions of the deepinelastic scattering process. We present an analytical parameterization of the contributions from the twist-two operators of the Wilson operator product expansion and power suppressed terms. Higher twist corrections to F ₂ at small x are studied for the case of a flat initial condition for the twist-two QCD evolution in the next-to-leading order approximation. Higher twist terms are estimated using two different approaches: one motivated by BFKL and the other motivated by the renormalon formalism. The results of the latter approach are in very good agreement with deep inelastic scattering data from HERA. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

在闭合时间路径温度场论中直接计算推迟和超前格林函数的费曼规则

在闭合时间路径温度场论基础上,导出了直接计算推迟和超前格林函数的一种费曼规则.利用该费曼规则计算了φ³理论中的两点自能和三点顶角函数修正.验证了三点非线响应函数满足的推广的涨落耗散定理     

State space formalism of Feynman diagram theory for acousto-optic interactions:I.single-frequency case

A Feynman diagram theory for acousto—optic(AO)interactions is es-tablished,which provides a general method to calculate the scatteringamplitudes and intensities for both single-frequency and multifrequency AOinteractions.The method is based on counting the number of allowableFeynman diagrams.Some important assertions have been proved rigorously inthis paper.