Positive Integrands from Feynman Integrals in the Minkowski Regime

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Auteurs principaux: Jones, Stephen, Olsson, Anton, Stone, Thomas
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author Jones, Stephen
Olsson, Anton
Stone, Thomas
author_facet Jones, Stephen
Olsson, Anton
Stone, Thomas
contents We present a method for rewriting dimensionally regulated Feynman parameter integrals in the Minkowski regime as a sum of real, positive integrands multiplied by complex prefactors. This representation eliminates the need for contour deformation, allowing for direct numerical or analytic evaluation of the integrals. We develop an algorithm to construct such representations for a broad class of integrals and demonstrate its generalisation through selected examples. Our approach is applied to integrals up to three loops, including cases with internal masses and off-shell external legs. The resulting expressions are suitable for evaluation using existing techniques, such as sector decomposition, where we observe performance gains of up to four orders of magnitude in certain cases.
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spellingShingle Positive Integrands from Feynman Integrals in the Minkowski Regime
Jones, Stephen
Olsson, Anton
Stone, Thomas
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
We present a method for rewriting dimensionally regulated Feynman parameter integrals in the Minkowski regime as a sum of real, positive integrands multiplied by complex prefactors. This representation eliminates the need for contour deformation, allowing for direct numerical or analytic evaluation of the integrals. We develop an algorithm to construct such representations for a broad class of integrals and demonstrate its generalisation through selected examples. Our approach is applied to integrals up to three loops, including cases with internal masses and off-shell external legs. The resulting expressions are suitable for evaluation using existing techniques, such as sector decomposition, where we observe performance gains of up to four orders of magnitude in certain cases.
title Positive Integrands from Feynman Integrals in the Minkowski Regime
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.24073