𝜖-regular basis for non-polylogarithmic multiloop integrals and total cross section of the process e+e−→ 2(Q$$ \overline{Q} $$)

Abstract

Abstract We argue that in many physical calculations where the “elliptic” sectors are involved, one can express the results via iterated integrals with almost all weights being rational. Our method is based on the existence of 𝜖-regular basis, which is akin to the 𝜖-finite basis defined in ref. [1]. As a demonstration of our technique, we calculate the photon contribution to the total cross section of the production of two Q $$ \overline{Q} $$ Q ¯ electron-positron collisions.