Integrand Analysis, Leading Singularities and Canonical Bases beyond Polylogarithms
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| author | Forner, Felix Mella, Cesare Carlo Nega, Christoph Tancredi, Lorenzo Wagner, Fabian J. |
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| contents | In this paper, we elaborate on the connection between leading singularities and canonical bases of Feynman integrals beyond polylogarithms. We start by discussing a notion of leading singularities in dimensional regularization, which can be generalized from the Riemann sphere to more complex geometries, and use it to demonstrate how selecting Feynman integrals with unit leading singularities necessitates introducing new transcendental functions related to the periods of the underlying geometries. Integrals with unit leading singularities in this generalized sense, satisfy $ε$-factorized differential equations, and the new transcendental functions are in direct correspondence to the new differential forms appearing in their Gauss-Manin connection. We argue that this construction is mathematically equivalent to the splitting of the period matrix into semi-simple and unipotent parts plus a clean-up step, and demonstrate its use with examples of increasing complexity that require the interplay of multiple geometries. |
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| spellingShingle | Integrand Analysis, Leading Singularities and Canonical Bases beyond Polylogarithms Forner, Felix Mella, Cesare Carlo Nega, Christoph Tancredi, Lorenzo Wagner, Fabian J. High Energy Physics - Theory High Energy Physics - Phenomenology In this paper, we elaborate on the connection between leading singularities and canonical bases of Feynman integrals beyond polylogarithms. We start by discussing a notion of leading singularities in dimensional regularization, which can be generalized from the Riemann sphere to more complex geometries, and use it to demonstrate how selecting Feynman integrals with unit leading singularities necessitates introducing new transcendental functions related to the periods of the underlying geometries. Integrals with unit leading singularities in this generalized sense, satisfy $ε$-factorized differential equations, and the new transcendental functions are in direct correspondence to the new differential forms appearing in their Gauss-Manin connection. We argue that this construction is mathematically equivalent to the splitting of the period matrix into semi-simple and unipotent parts plus a clean-up step, and demonstrate its use with examples of increasing complexity that require the interplay of multiple geometries. |
| title | Integrand Analysis, Leading Singularities and Canonical Bases beyond Polylogarithms |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Theory High Energy Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.25270 |