One loop QCD corrections to $gg \to t\overline{t}H$ at $\mathcal{O}(\epsilon^2)$

TL;DR

This paper presents a detailed calculation of one-loop QCD corrections to the process gg -> t t̄ H, including order ε² terms, using advanced semi-numerical methods and polarization techniques to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Contribution

It introduces a semi-numerical approach combining analytic form factors and numerical integration for one-loop corrections in tth production, enhancing stability and speed.

Findings

Analytic expression of form factors through scalar integrals.

Implementation of an improved Auxiliary Mass Flow algorithm.

Development of the TTH Mathematica package for practical use.

Abstract

We compute the one-loop corrections to \tth up to order $\mathcal{O}(\epsilon^2)$ in the dimensional regularization parameter. We apply the projector method to compute polarized amplitudes, which generalize massless helicity amplitudes to the massive case. We employ a semi-numerical strategy to evaluate the scattering amplitudes. We express the form factors through scalar integrals analytically, and obtain separately integration by parts reduction identities in compact form. We integrate numerically the corresponding master integrals with an enhanced implementation of the Auxiliary Mass Flow algorithm. Using a numerical fit method, we concatenate the analytic and the numeric results, to obtain fast and reliable evaluation of the scattering amplitude. This approach improves numerical stability and evaluation time. Our results are implemented in the \texttt{Mathematica} package \texttt{TTH}.