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We introduce and study a so-called Wilson-loop d log representation of certain Feynman integrals for scattering amplitudes in \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 SYM and beyond, which makes their evaluation completely straightforward. Such a representation was motivated by the dual Wilson loop picture, and it can also be derived by partial Feynman parametrization of loop integrals. We first introduce it for the simplest one-loop examples, the chiral pentagon in four dimensions and the three-mass-easy hexagon in six dimensions, which are represented by two- and three-fold d log integrals that are nicely related to each other. For multi-loop examples, we write the L-loop generalized penta-ladders as 2(L − 1)-fold d log integrals of some one-loop integral, so that once the latter is known, the integration can be performed in a systematic way. In particular, we write the eight-point penta-ladder as a 2L-fold d log integral whose symbol can be computed without performing any integration; we also obtain the last entries and the symbol alphabet of these integrals. Similarly we study the symbol of the seven-point double-penta-ladder, which is represented by a 2(L − 1)-fold integral of a hexagon; the latter can be written as a two-fold d log integral plus a boundary term. We comment on the relation of our representation to differential equations and resumming the ladders by solving certain integral equations.
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He, S., Li, Z., Tang, Y. et al. The Wilson-loop d log representation for Feynman integrals. J. High Energ. Phys. 2021, 52 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2021)052
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