Calabi-Yau Feynman integrals in gravity: ε-factorized form for apparent singularities

Abstract We study a recently identified four-loop Feynman integral that contains a three-dimensional Calabi-Yau geometry and contributes to the scattering of black holes in classical gravity at fifth post-Minkowskian and second self-force order (5PM 2SF) in the conservative sector. In contrast to pr...

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Main Authors: Hjalte Frellesvig, Roger Morales, Sebastian Pögel, Stefan Weinzierl, Matthias Wilhelm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-02-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2025)209
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Summary:Abstract We study a recently identified four-loop Feynman integral that contains a three-dimensional Calabi-Yau geometry and contributes to the scattering of black holes in classical gravity at fifth post-Minkowskian and second self-force order (5PM 2SF) in the conservative sector. In contrast to previously studied Calabi-Yau Feynman integrals, the higher-order differential equation that this integral satisfies in dimensional regularization exhibits ε-dependent apparent singularities. We introduce an appropriate ansatz which allows us to bring such cases into an ε-factorized form. As a proof of principle, we apply it to the integral at hand.
ISSN:1029-8479