Feynman integrals, elliptic integrals and two-parameter K3 surfaces

Abstract The three-loop banana integral with three equal masses and the conformal two-loop five-point traintrack integral in two dimensions are related to a two-parameter family of K3 surfaces. We compute the corresponding periods and the mirror map, and we show that they can be expressed in terms o...

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Main Authors: Claude Duhr, Sara Maggio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-06-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2025)250
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Summary:Abstract The three-loop banana integral with three equal masses and the conformal two-loop five-point traintrack integral in two dimensions are related to a two-parameter family of K3 surfaces. We compute the corresponding periods and the mirror map, and we show that they can be expressed in terms of ordinary modular forms and functions. In particular, we find that the maximal cuts of the three-loop banana integral with three equal masses can be written as a product of two copies of the maximal cuts of the two-loop equal-mass sunrise integral. Our computation reveals a hidden symmetry of the banana integral not manifest from the Feynman integral representation, which corresponds to exchanging the two copies of the sunrise elliptic curve.
ISSN:1029-8479