The electron self-energy in QED at two loops revisited

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Main Authors: Hönemann, Ina, Tempest, Kirsten, Weinzierl, Stefan
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author Hönemann, Ina
Tempest, Kirsten
Weinzierl, Stefan
author_facet Hönemann, Ina
Tempest, Kirsten
Weinzierl, Stefan
contents We reconsider the two-loop electron self-energy in quantum electrodynamics. We present a modern calculation, where all relevant two-loop integrals are expressed in terms of iterated integrals of modular forms. As boundary points of the iterated integrals we consider the four cases $p^2=0$, $p^2=m^2$, $p^2=9m^2$ and $p^2=\infty$. The iterated integrals have $q$-expansions, which can be used for the numerical evaluation. We show that a truncation of the $q$-series to order ${\mathcal O}(q^{30})$ gives numerically for the finite part of the self-energy a relative precision better than $10^{-20}$ for all real values $p^2/m^2$.
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spellingShingle The electron self-energy in QED at two loops revisited
Hönemann, Ina
Tempest, Kirsten
Weinzierl, Stefan
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We reconsider the two-loop electron self-energy in quantum electrodynamics. We present a modern calculation, where all relevant two-loop integrals are expressed in terms of iterated integrals of modular forms. As boundary points of the iterated integrals we consider the four cases $p^2=0$, $p^2=m^2$, $p^2=9m^2$ and $p^2=\infty$. The iterated integrals have $q$-expansions, which can be used for the numerical evaluation. We show that a truncation of the $q$-series to order ${\mathcal O}(q^{30})$ gives numerically for the finite part of the self-energy a relative precision better than $10^{-20}$ for all real values $p^2/m^2$.
title The electron self-energy in QED at two loops revisited
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.09308