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Two-loop master integrals for mixed QCD-EW corrections to through
Phys. Rev. D 112, 113007 – Published 26 December, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/d62t-55k2
Abstract
We consider mixed strong-electroweak corrections to Higgs production via gluon fusion, in which the Higgs boson couples to the top quark. Using the method of differential equations, we compute all of the master integrals that contribute to this process at two loops through in the dimensional regularization parameter , keeping full analytic dependence on the top quark, Higgs, , and boson masses. We present the results for these master integrals in terms of iterated integrals whose kernels depend on elliptic curves.
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