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In the Feynman gauge, we obtained 25377 diagrams contributing to the
$ {\cal O}(\alpha^2) $ corrections of$ e^+e^- \rightarrow ZH $ by using FeAmGen which interfaced to Qgraf [33]①. We have chosen the Yukawa couplings of light fermions (all fermions except the top quark) to be zero. FeynArts [34] is used to check the correctness to this procedure.To categorize the diagrams, we put the diagrams which can be factorized into two one-loop diagrams in the first category
$ {\cal C}_1 $ . Then, according to the number of denominators in each diagram, we categorize the remaining non-factorizable two-loop diagrams into five categories$ {\cal C}_2,\dots,{\cal C}_6 $ . Furthermore, according to the topologies of loop structures,$ {\cal C}_i $ can be categorized into several subcategories$ \{{\cal C}_{i,j}\} $ . Since the light quarks are regarded as massless except for the top quark, we use$ {\cal C}_{i,j,a} $ ($ {\cal C}_{i,j,b} $ ) to denote the diagrams without/with the top quark.② Since some amplitudes can be obtained by replacing coupling factors or masses from other diagrams,$ {\cal C}_{i,j} $ can be reduced to subset$ {\cal C}_{i,j}^{ind} $ , which only includes the "independent" diagrams. Due to the color structure and conservation laws, 153 diagrams in total have amplitudes equal to zero.In this paper we use the Nickel index [35-37] to describe the topologies of loop structures. For the reader's convenience, we briefly explain the Nickel notation and the Nickel index. The Nickel notation is a labeling algorithm to describe connected undirected graphs with "simple" edges and vertices such as the topological structures of the Feynman diagrams. First, one should consider a connected graph with
$ n $ vertices and label these$ n $ vertices by the integers$ 0 $ through$ n-1 $ at random. Therefore, the sequence can be constructed according to [35,36]:$ \begin{array}{l} \text{vertices connected to vertex 0 } | \\ \text{vertices connected to 1 excluding 0 } |\ \cdots\ |\\ \text{vertices connected to vertex } i \text{ excluding 0 through } i-1\ | \\ \cdots\ |. \end{array} $
(1) For instance, Fig. 1(a) can be represented by
$ 12|223|3| $ . Otherwise, we can use the label "$ e $ " to describe the external lines in the diagrams. Moreover, the Nickel notation of Fig. 1(b) is$ ee11|ee| $ . With different labeling strategies, one diagram can be represented as different Nickel notations, which describe the same diagram up to a topological homeomorphism. For simplicity, the Nickel index algorithm can be used to find the "minimal" Nickel notation, which is called the Nickel index. Consequently, the diagram and its Nickel index are in a one-to-one correspondence. For instance, the Nickel index of Fig. 1(a) is$ 1123|23||| $ . The package GraphState [35] is a useful tool for constructing the Nickel index. The details of the Nickel index algorithm can be found in Ref. [35].In this paper, the topological structures of the diagrams with one vertex connecting to one or two external legs are regarded as equivalent. For instance, the topological structures of two diagrams in Fig. 2 can be regarded as equivalent.
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$ {\cal C}_1 $ includes 7908 Feynman diagrams that can be factorized into two one-loop diagrams. Therefore, the calculations of diagrams in$ {\cal C}_1 $ can be regarded as one-loop level calculations. According to the topologies of loop structures in$ {\cal C}_1 $ , they are categorized into 3 subcategories.The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{1,1} $ includes 2117 diagrams which contain at least one one-loop vacuum bubble diagram. Furthermore,$ {\cal C}_{1,1,a} $ includes 2055 diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{1,1,b} $ includes 62 diagrams. In$ {\cal C}_{1,1,b} $ , there are 14 diagrams whose amplitudes are equal to zero.$ {\cal C}_{1,1,a}^{ind} $ has 449 independent diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{1,1,b}^{ind} $ has 36 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #47 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{1,1,a} $ and diagram #4418 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{1,1,b} $ .The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{1,2} $ includes 5513 diagrams that contain self-energy corrections. The diagrams$ {\cal C}_{1,2} $ do not contain vacuum bubble diagrams.$ {\cal C}_{1,2,a} $ includes 4775 diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{1,2,b} $ includes 738 diagrams. In$ {\cal C}_{1,2,b} $ , there are 131 diagrams whose amplitudes are equal to zero.$ {\cal C}_{1,2,a}^{ind} $ has 740 independent diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{1,2,b}^{ind} $ has 278 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #36 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{1,2,a} $ and diagram #1035 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{1,2,b} $ .The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{1,3} $ includes 278 diagrams, which contain two vertex corrections.$ {\cal C}_{1,3,a} $ includes 260 diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{1,3,b} $ includes 18 diagrams.$ {\cal C}_{1,3,a}^{ind} $ has 68 independent diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{1,3,b}^{ind} $ has 14 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #6983 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{1,3,a} $ and diagram #23660 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{1,3,b} $ . -
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$ {\cal C}_2 $ includes non-factorizable two-loop Feynman diagrams with three denominators. We found that all diagrams in$ {\cal C}_{2} $ are two-loop self-energy diagrams.$ {\cal C}_2 $ includes 18 diagrams, none of which contains a top quark.$ {\cal C}_{2}^{ind} $ has 8 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #519 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_2 $ . -
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$ {\cal C}_3 $ includes 593 non-factorizable two-loop Feynman diagrams with four denominators. According to the topologies of loop structures in$ {\cal C}_3 $ , we categorize them into 3 subcategories.The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{3,1} $ includes 142 diagrams that can be separated into the tree-level diagrams and the two-loop vacuum bubble diagrams. The topology of their loop structures can be noted as$ 112|2|| $ in the Nickel index. The calculation of the two-loop vacuum bubble diagram has been well studied [38].$ {\cal C}_{3,1}^{ind} $ has 51 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #3961 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{3,1} $ .The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{3,2} $ includes 337 two-loop self-energy diagrams, none of which contains the top quark.$ {\cal C}_{3,2}^{ind} $ has 93 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #1 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{3,2} $ .The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{3,3} $ includes 114 two-loop vertex correction diagrams, none of which contains the top quark. The topology of their loop structures can be noted as$ e112|e2|e| $ in the Nickel index. The denominators of diagrams in$ {\cal C}_{3,3} $ only depend on two external momenta.$ {\cal C}_{3,3}^{ind} $ has 24 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #191 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{3,3} $ . -
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$ {\cal C}_4 $ includes 4773 non-factorizable two-loop Feynman diagrams with five denominators. According to the topologies of loop structures in$ {\cal C}_4 $ , we categorize them into 3 subcategories.The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{4,1} $ includes 3266 two-loop self-energy diagrams, some of which contain the top quark.$ {\cal C}_{4,1,a} $ includes 2565 diagrams and$ {\cal C}_{4,1,b} $ includes 701 diagrams.$ {\cal C}_{4,1,a}^{ind} $ has 753 independent diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{4,1,b}^{ind} $ has 249 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #603 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{4,1,a} $ and diagram #611 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{4,1,b} $ .The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{4,2} $ includes 637 two-loop vertex correction diagrams, none of which contains the top quark. The topology of their loop structures can be noted as$ e12|e23|3|e| $ in the Nickel index. The denominators of diagrams in$ {\cal C}_{4,2} $ only depend on two external momenta.$ {\cal C}_{4,2}^{ind} $ has 140 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #2676 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{4,2} $ .The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{4,3} $ includes 870 two-loop vertex correction diagrams, none of which contains the top quark. The topology of their loop structures can be noted as$ e112|3|e3|e| $ in the Nickel index. The denominators of diagrams in$ {\cal C}_{4,3} $ only depend on two external momenta.$ {\cal C}_{4,3}^{ind} $ has 278 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #3063 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{4,3} $ . -
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$ {\cal C}_5 $ includes 9835 non-factorizable two-loop Feynman diagrams with six denominators. According to the topologies of loop structures in$ {\cal C}_5 $ , we categorize them into six subcategories.The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{5,1} $ includes two-loop planar triangle diagrams. The topology of their loop structures can be noted as$ e12|e3|34|4|e| $ in the Nickel index. The denominators of diagrams in$ {\cal C}_{5,1} $ only depend on two external momenta.$ {\cal C}_{5,1} $ includes 4897 diagrams, some of which contain the top quark. Then,$ {\cal C}_{5,1,a} $ includes 3966 diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{5,1,b} $ includes 931 diagrams.$ {\cal C}_{5,1,a}^{ind} $ has 1039 independent diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{5,1,b}^{ind} $ has 397 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #1325 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{5,1,a} $ and diagram #16206 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{5,1,b} $ .The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{5,2} $ includes 184 two-loop planar diagrams, none of which contains the top quark. The topology of their loop structures can be noted as$ e12|e23|4|e4|e| $ in the Nickel index.$ {\cal C}_{5,2}^{ind} $ has 90 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #3613 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{5,2} $ .The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{5,3} $ includes two-loop planar diagrams. The topology of their loop structures can be noted as$ e12|e3|e4|44|| $ in the Nickel index. The denominators of diagrams in$ {\cal C}_{5,3} $ only depend on two external momenta.$ {\cal C}_{5,3} $ includes 4067 diagrams, some of which contains the top quark.$ {\cal C}_{5,3,a} $ includes 3260 diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{5,3,b} $ includes 807 diagrams. In$ {\cal C}_{5,3,b} $ , there are 131 diagrams whose amplitudes are equal to zero.$ {\cal C}_{5,3,a}^{ind} $ has 1077 independent diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{5,3,b}^{ind} $ has 264 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #14794 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{5,3,a} $ and diagram #14812 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{5,3,b} $ .The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{5,4} $ includes two-loop planar diagrams. The topology of their loop structures can be noted as$ e112|3|e4|e4|e| $ in the Nickel index.$ {\cal C}_{5,4} $ includes 116 Feynman diagrams, none of which contains the top quark.$ {\cal C}_{5,4}^{ind} $ has 70 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #3845 as a representative of$ {\cal C}_{5,4} $ .The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{5,5} $ includes two-loop non-planar triangle diagrams. The topology of their loop structures can be noted as$ e12|34|34|e|e| $ in the Nickel index. The denominators of diagrams in$ {\cal C}_{5,5} $ only depend on two external momenta.$ {\cal C}_{5,5} $ includes 560 diagrams, some of which contain the top quark.$ {\cal C}_{5,5,a} $ includes 442 diagrams and$ {\cal C}_{5,5,b} $ includes 118 diagrams.$ {\cal C}_{5,5,a}^{ind} $ has 140 independent diagrams and$ {\cal C}_{5,5,b}^{ind} $ has 54 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #1267 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{5,5,a} $ and diagram #11100 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{5,5,b} $ .The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{5,6} $ includes two-loop non-planar diagrams. The topology of their loop structures can be noted as$ e12|e34|34|e|e| $ in the Nickel index.$ {\cal C}_{5,6} $ includes 11 diagrams, none of which contains the top quark.$ {\cal C}_{5,6}^{ind} $ has 8 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #3602 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{5,6} $ . -
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$ {\cal C}_6 $ includes 2250 non-factorizable two-loop Feynman diagrams with seven denominators. According to the topologies of loop structures in$ {\cal C}_6 $ , we categorize them into 4 subcategories.The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{6,1} $ includes 446 two-loop planar double-box diagrams. The topology of their loop structures can be noted as$ e12|e3|34|5|e5|e| $ in the Nickel index.$ {\cal C}_{6,1,a} $ includes 424 diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{6,1,b} $ includes 22 diagrams.$ {\cal C}_{6,1,a}^{ind} $ has 194 independent diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{6,1,b}^{ind} $ has 18 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #23202 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{6,1,a} $ and diagram #23228 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{6,1,b} $ .The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{6,2} $ includes 688 two-loop planar diagrams. The topology of their loop structures can be noted as$ e1|22|3|e4|e5|e6|| $ in the Nickel index.$ {\cal C}_{6,2,a} $ includes 580 diagrams and$ {\cal C}_{6,2,b} $ includes 108 diagrams. In$ {\cal C}_{6,2,b} $ , there are 4 diagrams whose amplitudes are equal to zero.$ {\cal C}_{6,2,a}^{ind} $ has 299 independent diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{6,2,b}^{ind} $ has 48 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #24690 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{6,2,a} $ and diagram #24708 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{6,2,b} $ .The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{6,3} $ includes 804 two-loop planar diagrams. The topology of their loop structures can be represented as$ e12|e3|e4|45|5|e| $ in the Nickel index.$ {\cal C}_{6,3,a} $ includes 733 diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{6,2,b} $ includes 71 diagrams.$ {\cal C}_{6,3,a}^{ind} $ has 302 independent diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{6,3,b}^{ind} $ has 42 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #23886 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{6,3,a} $ and diagram #23907 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{6,3,b} $ .The subcategory
$ {\cal C}_{6,4} $ is the most challenging subcategory which includes 312 two-loop non-planar double-box diagrams. The topology of their loop structures can be noted as$ e12|e3|45|45|e|e| $ in the Nickel index.$ {\cal C}_{6,4,a} $ includes 301 diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{6,4,b} $ includes 11 diagrams.$ {\cal C}_{6,4,a}^{ind} $ has 146 independent diagrams, and$ {\cal C}_{6,4,b}^{ind} $ has 9 independent diagrams. We choose diagram #22890 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{6,4,a} $ and diagram #22909 as the representative of$ {\cal C}_{6,4,b} $ .Finally, the information for all subcategories has been summarized in Table 1.
subcategory name number of diagrams number of denominators non-planar diagrams contains the top quark number of independent diagrams $C_{1,1}$ 2117 − No Yes 485 $C_{1,2}$ 5513 − No Yes 1018 $C_{1,3}$ 278 − No Yes 82 $C_{2}$ 18 3 No No 8 $C_{3,1}$ 142 4 No No 51 $C_{3,2}$ 337 4 No No 93 $C_{3,3}$ 114 4 No No 24 $C_{4,1}$ 3266 5 No Yes 1002 $C_{4,2}$ 637 5 No No 140 $C_{4,3}$ 870 5 No No 278 $C_{5,1}$ 4897 6 No Yes 1436 $C_{5,2}$ 184 6 No No 90 $C_{5,3}$ 4067 6 No Yes 1341 $C_{5,4}$ 116 6 No No 70 $C_{5,5}$ 560 6 Yes Yes 194 $C_{5,6}$ 11 6 Yes No 8 $C_{6,1}$ 446 7 No Yes 212 $C_{6,2}$ 688 7 No Yes 347 $C_{6,3}$ 804 7 No Yes 344 $C_{6,4}$ 312 7 Yes Yes 155 Table 1. Summary table for all subcategories.
Categorization of two-loop Feynman diagrams in the $ {{\cal O}{\mathit{\boldsymbol{(\alpha^2)}}}} $ correction to $ {{\mathit{\boldsymbol{e^+}}}{{\mathit{\boldsymbol{e^-}}}} {\mathit{\boldsymbol{\rightarrow ZH}}}} $
- Received Date: 2002-12-25
- Available Online: 2021-05-15
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