Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We develop a new framework for evaluating higher-loop integrals for scalar fields on $S^D$. Starting from a Schwinger-parametric form for general higher-loop integrals on the sphere, it combines total-derivative identities with edge-contraction relations into a coupled linear system. To illustrate our method, we solve for all vacuum graphs through two loops. This includes, in particular, the two-loop three-melon, for which we construct the analytic solution for general $D$ and obtain explicit dimensionally regularized results at all integer dimensions.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Lochab, Varun, Denef, Frederik
Institution: Columbia University
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7223265899