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Double-Cut of Scattering Amplitudes and Stokes' Theorem

We show how Stokes' Theorem, in the fashion of the Generalised Cauchy Formula, can be applied for computing double-cut integrals of one-loop amplitudes analytically. It implies the evaluation of phase-space integrals of rational functions in two complex-conjugated variables, which are simply co...

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Autor principal: Mastrolia, Pierpaolo
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2009.06.033
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1178112
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Sumario:We show how Stokes' Theorem, in the fashion of the Generalised Cauchy Formula, can be applied for computing double-cut integrals of one-loop amplitudes analytically. It implies the evaluation of phase-space integrals of rational functions in two complex-conjugated variables, which are simply computed by an indefinite integration in a single variable, followed by Cauchy's Residue integration in the conjugated one. The method is suitable for the cut-construction of the coefficients of 2-point functions entering the decomposition of one-loop amplitudes in terms of scalar master integrals.