New analytic continuations for the Appell F4F_4 series from quadratic transformations of the Gauss 2F1_{2}F_1 function

May 14, 2020
15 pages
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We present new analytic continuation formulas for the Appell F4(a,b;c,d;x,y)F_4(a,b;c,d;x,y) double hypergeometric series where d=ab+1d=a-b+1, which allows quadratic transformations of the Gauss 2F1{}_2F_1 hypergeometric function to be used in the intermediate steps of the derivation. Such formulas are of relevance to loop calculations of quantum field theory where they can been used, for instance, to obtain new series representations of the two-loop massive sunset Feynman diagram. The analytic continuation procedure introduced in this paper is also sufficiently general so as to find uses elsewhere.
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  • 15 pages, 7 figures
  • field theory
  • Feynman graph
  • loop integral
  • Mellin transformation
  • analytic properties
  • mathematical methods