Mass effects and four-particle amplitudes at the two-loop level in QCD

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent advances in calculating two-loop massive QCD amplitudes, focusing on top-quark final states, crucial for understanding hadronic scattering at the LHC.

Contribution

It presents new computational techniques and results for two-loop massive QCD amplitudes, especially for top-quark processes, enhancing precision in collider predictions.

Findings

Improved two-loop amplitude calculations for top-quark final states

Enhanced understanding of mass effects in QCD at two-loop level

Progress in computational methods for complex scattering amplitudes

Abstract

I review the recent progress in the evaluation of two-loop massive QCD amplitudes necessary for the description of hadronic scattering processes at the LHC. I put a special emphasis on the case of top-quark final states.