Positivity properties of five-point two-loop Wilson loops with Lagrangian insertion

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Main Authors: Chicherin, Dmitry, Henn, Johannes, Trnka, Jaroslav, Zhang, Shun-Qing
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Published: 2024
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author Chicherin, Dmitry
Henn, Johannes
Trnka, Jaroslav
Zhang, Shun-Qing
author_facet Chicherin, Dmitry
Henn, Johannes
Trnka, Jaroslav
Zhang, Shun-Qing
contents In this paper we discuss the geometric integrand expansion of the five-point Wilson loop with one Lagrangian insertion in maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory. We construct the integrand corresponding to an all-loop class of ladder-type geometries. We then investigate the known two-loop observable from this geometric viewpoint. To do so, we evaluate analytically the new two-loop integrals corresponding to the negative geometry contribution, using the canonical differential equations method. Inspecting the analytic result, we present numerical evidence that in this decomposition, each piece has uniform sign properties, when evaluated in the Amplituhedron region. Finally, we present an alternative bootstrap approach for the ladder-type geometries. We find that certain minimal bootstrap assumptions can be satisfied at two loops, but lead to a contradiction at three loops. This suggests to us that novel alphabet letters are required at this loop order. Indeed studying planar three-loop Feynman integrals, we do identify novel pentagon alphabet letters.
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spellingShingle Positivity properties of five-point two-loop Wilson loops with Lagrangian insertion
Chicherin, Dmitry
Henn, Johannes
Trnka, Jaroslav
Zhang, Shun-Qing
High Energy Physics - Theory
In this paper we discuss the geometric integrand expansion of the five-point Wilson loop with one Lagrangian insertion in maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory. We construct the integrand corresponding to an all-loop class of ladder-type geometries. We then investigate the known two-loop observable from this geometric viewpoint. To do so, we evaluate analytically the new two-loop integrals corresponding to the negative geometry contribution, using the canonical differential equations method. Inspecting the analytic result, we present numerical evidence that in this decomposition, each piece has uniform sign properties, when evaluated in the Amplituhedron region. Finally, we present an alternative bootstrap approach for the ladder-type geometries. We find that certain minimal bootstrap assumptions can be satisfied at two loops, but lead to a contradiction at three loops. This suggests to us that novel alphabet letters are required at this loop order. Indeed studying planar three-loop Feynman integrals, we do identify novel pentagon alphabet letters.
title Positivity properties of five-point two-loop Wilson loops with Lagrangian insertion
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.11456