QCD Feynman Rules: Gluon-Gluon OPI GF

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The discussion revolves around the application of Feynman rules in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), specifically focusing on the calculation of a complex integral related to gluon-gluon interactions. Participants explore the intricacies of the integral derived from a specific Feynman diagram.

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  • Exploratory, Mathematical reasoning

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  • Participants discuss the integral's complexity and the dependence on the parameter η, with one member expressing difficulty in managing the resulting Feynman integrals. There is mention of the specific dimensionality of space-time affecting the calculations.

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Some participants have provided references to resources that may assist in solving the integral, while others have indicated their ability to progress independently. There is no explicit consensus on the resolution of the integral, but a productive exchange of ideas and resources is noted.

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One participant highlights that typical QFT literature often addresses only the Feynman gauge, which may limit the context for the η-dependent part of the problem. The discussion also reflects on the number of terms generated from the integral, indicating a potentially high level of complexity.

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Basically it's the diagram attached below. If one uses the Feynman rules for QCD, he gets the expression

[tex]\begin{array}{c} \left(\tilde{\Gamma}^{(2)}_{2,\mu\nu}\right)\left(p,-p\right) <br /> <br /> = \frac{1}{2}\hat{g}^{2}M^{\varepsilon }f^{d}{}_{ac}f^{c}{}_{bd}\int \frac{d^{2\omega }q}{(2\pi)^{2\omega }}\left( \frac{-g^{\lambda \rho }q^{2}+\eta q^{\lambda }q^{\rho }}{\left( q^{2}+i\epsilon \right) ^{2}}\right) \left( \frac{-g^{\sigma \tau }\left( p+q\right) ^{2}+\eta \left( p+q\right) ^{\sigma }\left( p+q\right) ^{\tau }}{\left[ \left( p+q\right) ^{2}+i\epsilon \right] ^{2}}\right) \\<br /> <br /> \times \left[ \left( q-p\right) _{\sigma }g_{\rho \mu }-\left( p+2q\right) _{\mu }g_{\sigma \rho }+\left( 2p+q\right) _{\rho }g_{\mu \sigma }\right] \left[ \left( 2p+q\right) _{\lambda }g_{\tau \nu }-\left( p+2q\right) _{\nu }g_{\lambda \tau }+\left( q-p\right) _{\tau }g_{\nu \lambda }\right] \end{array} <br /> [/tex].
 
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My question involves solving that integral.

[itex]\eta=1-\xi[/itex]

and usually QFT books deal only with the Feynman gauge in which [itex]\eta =0[/itex].

I'm interested only in the [itex]\eta[/itex] dependent part (funny, right ?) in which, after doing all the possible contractions and multiplications (using that D=dim.space-time= 2 \omega), i got 18 terms leading me to 18 Feynman integrals.

An example of an integral that is over my head is

[tex]\frac{1}{2}\hat{g}^{2}M^{\varepsilon }f^{d}{}_{ac}f^{c}{}_{bd}\eta $\int \frac{d^{2\omega }q}{\left( 2\pi \right) ^{2\omega }} \left(\frac{\left( p+2q\right) _{\mu }\left( p+q\right) _{\nu }\left( q^{2}-p^{2}\right) q^{2}}{\left( q^{2}+i\epsilon \right) ^{2}\left[ \left( p+q\right) ^{2}+i\epsilon \right] ^{2}}\right)[/tex]

So can anyone help...?

Daniel.
 
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Well, the good news is that i finally bumped into Bailin & Love's book which have an interesting table of Feynman integrals, which can be used especially for QCD.

Daniel.
 
dextercioby said:
Well, the good news is that i finally bumped into Bailin & Love's book which have an interesting table of Feynman integrals, which can be used especially for QCD.

Daniel.

Ok, so you're good then? I'm happy to say something about the integral if you still need help.
 
Thx for the help offer, but i could manage on my own. As a bonus, i could actually rigorously prove the first formula of that appendix:

[tex]\int \frac{d^{2\omega}k}{(2\pi)^{2\omega}} \left(k^2 \right)^{-n} \left[(k+p)^2 \right]^{-m} =\frac{i (-)^{n+m}}{(4\pi)^{\omega}} \frac{\Gamma (\omega-n-m) B(\omega-n, \omega-m)}{\Gamma (n)\Gamma (m)} \left(-p^2\right)^{\omega-n-m}[/tex]

Daniel.
 

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