SciPost Physics (Apr 2022)

Targeting multi-loop integrals with neural networks

  • Ramon Winterhalder, Vitaly Magerya, Emilio Villa, Stephen P. Jones, Matthias Kerner, Anja Butter, Gudrun Heinrich, Tilman Plehn

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21468/SciPostPhys.12.4.129
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 4
p. 129

Abstract

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Numerical evaluations of Feynman integrals often proceed via a deformation of the integration contour into the complex plane. While valid contours are easy to construct, the numerical precision for a multi-loop integral can depend critically on the chosen contour. We present methods to optimize this contour using a combination of optimized, global complex shifts and a normalizing flow. They can lead to a significant gain in precision.