Feynman integrals, elliptic integrals and two-parameter K3 surfaces

Abstract The three-loop banana integral with three equal masses and the conformal two-loop five-point traintrack integral in two dimensions are related to a two-parameter family of K3 surfaces. We compute the corresponding periods and the mirror map, and we show that they can be expressed in terms o...

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Main Authors: Claude Duhr, Sara Maggio
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-06-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2025)250
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description Abstract The three-loop banana integral with three equal masses and the conformal two-loop five-point traintrack integral in two dimensions are related to a two-parameter family of K3 surfaces. We compute the corresponding periods and the mirror map, and we show that they can be expressed in terms of ordinary modular forms and functions. In particular, we find that the maximal cuts of the three-loop banana integral with three equal masses can be written as a product of two copies of the maximal cuts of the two-loop equal-mass sunrise integral. Our computation reveals a hidden symmetry of the banana integral not manifest from the Feynman integral representation, which corresponds to exchanging the two copies of the sunrise elliptic curve.
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spelling doaj-art-e2f37ca7aa844d46b44443cf2d6598c52025-08-20T03:42:29ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792025-06-012025612410.1007/JHEP06(2025)250Feynman integrals, elliptic integrals and two-parameter K3 surfacesClaude Duhr0Sara Maggio1Bethe Center for Theoretical Physics, Universität BonnBethe Center for Theoretical Physics, Universität BonnAbstract The three-loop banana integral with three equal masses and the conformal two-loop five-point traintrack integral in two dimensions are related to a two-parameter family of K3 surfaces. We compute the corresponding periods and the mirror map, and we show that they can be expressed in terms of ordinary modular forms and functions. In particular, we find that the maximal cuts of the three-loop banana integral with three equal masses can be written as a product of two copies of the maximal cuts of the two-loop equal-mass sunrise integral. Our computation reveals a hidden symmetry of the banana integral not manifest from the Feynman integral representation, which corresponds to exchanging the two copies of the sunrise elliptic curve.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2025)250Scattering AmplitudesDifferential and Algebraic Geometry
spellingShingle Claude Duhr
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Feynman integrals, elliptic integrals and two-parameter K3 surfaces
Journal of High Energy Physics
Scattering Amplitudes
Differential and Algebraic Geometry
title Feynman integrals, elliptic integrals and two-parameter K3 surfaces
title_full Feynman integrals, elliptic integrals and two-parameter K3 surfaces
title_fullStr Feynman integrals, elliptic integrals and two-parameter K3 surfaces
title_full_unstemmed Feynman integrals, elliptic integrals and two-parameter K3 surfaces
title_short Feynman integrals, elliptic integrals and two-parameter K3 surfaces
title_sort feynman integrals elliptic integrals and two parameter k3 surfaces
topic Scattering Amplitudes
Differential and Algebraic Geometry
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2025)250
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