Rational terms in two-loop calculations

Abstract

We present an extension of the renormalisation procedure based on the R-operation in $D$ dimensions at two-loop level, in which the numerators of all Feynman diagrams can be constructed in four dimensions, and the rational terms stemming from the interplay of $(D-4)$-dimensional numerator parts and UV poles are fully reconstructed from a finite set of universal local counterterms. This represents an extension of the concept of rational terms of type $R_2$ to two loops. We provide a general method to compute one and two-loop rational counterterms from massive one-scale tadpole integrals. Finally, we present the full set of rational counterterms of UV origin for QED up to two-loop order.

arXiv commentProceedings for 14th International Symposium on Radiative Corrections (RADCOR2019), 9-13 September 2019, Avignon, France

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