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Quark and Gluon Form Factors in Four-Loop QCD.
Roman N Lee1, Andreas von Manteuffel2, Robert M Schabinger2
1Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia.
Researchers computed photon-quark and Higgs-gluon form factors to four-loop order. These results are essential for precise calculations of Drell-Yan and Higgs boson production at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
Area of Science:
- High-energy physics
- Quantum chromodynamics
- Particle physics
Background:
- Precise theoretical predictions are crucial for interpreting experimental results at particle colliders.
- Higher-order calculations in perturbative quantum chromodynamics (QCD) are necessary for achieving this precision.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compute photon-quark and Higgs-gluon form factors to four-loop order within massless perturbative QCD.
- To provide essential components for calculating higher-order cross sections for key LHC processes.
Main Methods:
- Perturbative quantum chromodynamics (QCD) calculations.
- Four-loop order computations.
- Analytic evaluation of form factors and master integrals.
Main Results:
- Complete analytic expressions for photon-quark and Higgs-gluon form factors at four-loop order.
- Identification and presentation of complex master integrals required for these calculations.
Conclusions:
- The computed form factors serve as ready-to-use building blocks for next-to-next-to-next-to-leading order (N4LO) cross sections.
- These results will enhance the precision of theoretical predictions for Drell-Yan and gluon-fusion Higgs production at the LHC.

