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Direct numerical evaluation of multi-loop integrals without contour deformation

We propose a method for computing numerically integrals defined via $i \epsilon $ deformations acting on single-pole singularities. We achieve this without an explicit analytic contour deformation. Our solution is then used to produce precise Monte Carlo estimates of multi-scale multi-loop integrals...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pittau, Roberto, Webber, Bryan
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10008-6
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2788807
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Sumario:We propose a method for computing numerically integrals defined via $i \epsilon $ deformations acting on single-pole singularities. We achieve this without an explicit analytic contour deformation. Our solution is then used to produce precise Monte Carlo estimates of multi-scale multi-loop integrals directly in Minkowski space. We corroborate the validity of our strategy by presenting several examples ranging from one to three loops. When used in connection with four-dimensional regularization techniques, our treatment can be extended to ultraviolet and infrared divergent integrals.