Heavy-quark QCD vacuum polarisation function: analytical results at four loops

2006/07/18 by Bernd A. Kniehl, A. V. Kotikov, Anatoly V. Kotikov · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2006.09.008

published as Phys.Lett.B642:68-71,2006 · 8 pages, 3 figures

arxiv created 2006/07/18 · openalex publication_date 2006/09/19 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Fully analytical results for the first two moments of the heavy-quark vacuum polarisation function at four loops in quantum chromo-dynamics are presented.

Citations

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