Parameter Integration of Bubble Integral

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The forum discussion focuses on the integration of a loop integral using the Mathematica Integrate command, specifically addressing the parameter integration of the Bubble Integral as outlined in the document linked. The integrand diverges for certain values of the Feynman parameter λ, necessitating the identification of roots in the denominator. The discussion suggests that the solution may involve complex contour deformation around the branch cut of the logarithm, factoring the quadratic argument of the logarithm into its roots, and employing integration by parts to derive the result.

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Cant figure out how this PV bubble integral has been solved.
Referring to this link : https://qcdloop.fnal.gov/bubg.pdf
Using Mathematica Integrate command to solve it does not give the result stated here but I am unclear as to how they got to the result in the 4th line.
It is clear that the integrand (1st line) can diverge for certain values of the Feynman parameter λ and this is presumably why they find the roots of the expression in the denominator. I just dont know what they did to solve this loop integral and express the result in terms of the roots.
 
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Maybe they used some deformation of a complex contour for the ##\lambda## integral integrating somehow around the branch cut of the ln?
 
Just factor the quadratic argument of the logarithm as ##(\lambda-\lambda_1)(\lambda - \lambda_2)##, expand the logarithm into ##\log(\lambda - \lambda_1)+\log(\lambda - \lambda_2)## (modulo constant prefactors) and integrate by parts.
 

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