Multi-loop Feynman integrals and conformal quantum mechanics

New algebraic approach to analytical calculations of D-dimensional integrals for multi-loop Feynman diagrams is proposed. We show that the known analytical methods of evaluation of multi-loop Feynman integrals, such as integration by parts and star-triangle relation methods, can be drastically simplified by using this algebraic approach. To demonstrate the advantages of the algebraic method of analytical evaluation of multi-loop Feynman diagrams, we calculate ladder diagrams for the massless φ³ theory. Using our algebraic approach we show that the problem of evaluation of special classes of Feynman diagrams reduces to the calculation of the Green functions for specific quantum mechanical problems. In particular, the integrals for ladder massless diagrams in the φ³ scalar field theory are given by the Green function for the conformal quantum mechanics.     

Functional equations for Feynman integrals

New types of equations for Feynman integrals are found. It is shown that the latter satisfy functional equations that relate integrals with different kinematics. A regular method for obtaining such relations is proposed. A derivation of the functional equations for one-loop two-, three-, and four-point functions with arbitrary masses and external momenta is given. It is demonstrated that the functional equations can be used to analytically continue Feynman integrals to various kinematical domains.     

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     

Feynman path integrals

Path integrals techniques are derived from a new definition [1] of Feynman path integrals. These techniques are used to establish that Feynman-Green functions for a given physical system are covariances of pseudomeasures suitable for its path integrals. The variance of a pseudomeasure is a more versatile tool than the Feynman-Green function it defines.     

New relationships between Feynman integrals

New types of relationships between Feynman integrals are presented. It is shown that Feynman integrals satisfy functional equations connecting integrals with different values of scalar invariants and masses. A method is proposed for obtaining such relations. The derivation of functional equations for one-loop propagator- and vertex-type integrals is given. It is shown that a propagator-type integral can be written as a sum of two integrals with modified scalar invariants and one propagator massless. The vertex-type integral can be written as a sum over vertex integrals with all but one propagator massless and one external momenta squared equal to zero. It is demonstrated that the functional equations can be used for the analytic continuation of Feynman integrals to different kinematic domains.     

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.     

Feynman maps without improper integrals

The Feynman maps introduced first by Truman are examined. The domain considered here consists of the Fresnel-integrable functions in the sense of Albeverio and Hoegh-Krohn; extensions to wider classes of functions will be studied in the following paper. The original definition of the F-maps is slightly modified: we start from the underlying measures on the Hilbert space of paths in order to avoid use of improper integrals. Some new properties of the F-maps are derived. In particular, the dominated convergence theorem is shown to be not valid for the F₁-map (or Feynman integral); this fact is of a certain importance for the classical limit of quantum mechanics.Dedicated to Professor Ivan Úlehla on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday.On leave from theNuclear Centre, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, Areál Troja, Povltavská ul., 180 00 Prague 8, Czechoslovakia.     

First integrals and stability of second-order differential equations

The stability of second-order differential equations is studied by using their integrals. A system of second-order differential equations can be considered as a mechanical system with holonomic constraints. A conserved quantity of the mechanical system or a part of the system is obtained by using the Noether theory. It is possible that the conserved quantity becomes a Liapunov function and the stability of the system is proved by the Liapunov theorem.     

Efficient numerical evaluation of Feynman integrals

Feynman loop integrals are a key ingredient for the calculation of higher order radiation effects, and are responsible for reliable and accurate theoretical prediction. We improve the efficiency of numerical integration in sector decomposition by implementing a quasi-Monte Carlo method associated with the CUDA/GPU technique. For demonstration we present the results of several Feynman integrals up to two loops in both Euclidean and physical kinematic regions in comparison with those obtained from FIESTA3. It is shown that both planar and non-planar two-loop master integrals in the physical kinematic region can be evaluated in less than half a minute with O(10~(-3))accuracy, which makes the direct numerical approach viable for precise investigation of higher order effects in multiloop processes, e.g. the next-to-leading order QCD effect in Higgs pair production via gluon fusion with a finite top quark mass.     

Complex potentials and rigorous Feynman integrals

It is shown that the dynamics of dissipative quantum-mechanical systems described by complex potentials can be expressed by means of the Feynman-type path integrals. For the latter, three rigorous definitions are used: they are essentially those of Albeverio and Hoegh-Krohn, Truman, Nelson and Faris. The potentials considered include the bounded ones, square-integrable for the configuration-space dimension 3 and the one corresponding to the damped harmonic oscillator.Presented at the International Symposium Selected Topics in Quantum Field Theory and Mathematical Physics, Bechyn, Czechoslovakia, June 14–19, 1981.Most of the results reviewed here comes from the common papers with Dr. G. I. Kolerov to whom I am greatly indebted. I wish to thank also Drs. J. Blank, L. A. Dadashev, E.-M. Ilgenfritz and Prof. O. G. Smolianov for useful discussions and comments.     

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.     

A recursive reduction of tensor Feynman integrals

We perform a new, recursive reduction of one-loop n-point rank R   tensor Feynman integrals [in short: (n,R)$(n,R)$-integrals] for n?6$n?6$ with R?n$R?n$ by representing (n,R)$(n,R)$-integrals in terms of (n,R−1)$(n,R-1)$- and (n−1,R−1)$(n-1,R-1)$-integrals. We use the known representation of tensor integrals in terms of scalar integrals in higher dimension, which are then reduced by recurrence relations to integrals in generic dimension. With a systematic application of metric tensor representations in terms of chords, and by decomposing and recombining these representations, a recursive reduction for the tensors is found. The procedure represents a compact, sequential algorithm for numerical evaluations of tensor Feynman integrals appearing in next-to-leading order contributions to massless and massive three- and four-particle production at LHC and ILC, as well as at meson factories.     

Symbology of Feynman integrals from twistor geometries

We study the symbology of planar Feynman integrals in dimensional regularization by considering geometric configurations in momentum twistor space corresponding to their leading singularities(LS). Cutting propagators in momentum twistor space amounts to intersecting lines associated with loop and external dual momenta, including the special line associated with the point at infinity, which breaks dual conformal symmetry. We show that cross-ratios of intersection points on these lines, especially...     

Symmetry and first integrals of first-order system of differential equations

The defining equation is constructed for an algebra of infinitesimal Lie-symmetry-group operators of a first-order system of ordinary differential equations; some properties of the algebra are formulated; and the relation of the algebra with conservation laws is discussed. A similar approach is applied to a Hamilton system of general form.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 2, pp. 53–56, February, 1977.