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Towards two-loop QCD corrections to $ \mathbf{pp \to t \bar{t} j}$

by Colomba Brancaccio

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Authors (as registered SciPost users): Colomba Brancaccio
Submission information
Preprint Link: scipost_202411_00046v1  (pdf)
Date accepted: Dec. 27, 2024
Date submitted: Nov. 22, 2024, 4:36 p.m.
Submitted by: Brancaccio, Colomba
Submitted to: SciPost Physics Proceedings
Proceedings issue: The 17th International Workshop on Top Quark Physics (TOP2024)
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Academic field: Physics
Specialties:
  • High-Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

I discuss the status of the computation of the two-loop QCD corrections to top-quark pair production associated with a jet at hadron colliders. This amplitude is a missing ingredient for next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) QCD predictions. I briefly present computational techniques to tackle the algebraic and analytic complexities of two-loop multi-scale amplitudes, in particular where massive propagators give rise to elliptic Feynman integrals. I then describe how a special function basis for the helicity amplitudes is obtained and present first numerical evaluations for the finite remainders of the $gg\to t\bar{t}g$ channel, after the infrared and ultraviolet poles have been identified analytically.

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Editorial decision: For Journal SciPost Physics Proceedings: Publish
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Report #1 by Anonymous (Referee 1) on 2024-12-15 (Invited Report)

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These proceedings describe the progress in computing two-loop QCD corrections for the $t\bar{t}j$ process, presenting a framework for evaluating the finite remainder of two-loop helicity amplitudes. The manuscript is well-written, meets the journal's standards, and presents a meaningful contribution to the field. I have not identified any issues requiring revision, and therefore, I recommend it for publication.

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