The Art of Computing Loop Integrals
Speaker:
Stefan Weinzierl
Date and Time:
Friday, October 21, 2005 - 2:00pm to 3:10pm
Location:
Fields Institute, Room 230
Abstract:
Loop integrals in quantum field theory may contain ultraviolet and infrared divergences. After the introduction of a regulator, like dimensional regularization, they are computed as a Laurent series in the regularization parameter. I will discuss systematic algorithms for the evaluation of Feynman integrals. These algorithms are based on Hopf algebras and evaluate the Feynman integral to (multiple) polylogarithms.