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On Genera of Curves from High-loop Generalized Unitarity Cuts

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Generalized unitarity cut of a Feynman diagram generates an algebraic system of polynomial equations. At high-loop levels, these equations may define a complex curve or a (hyper-)surface with complicated topology. We study the curve cases, i.e., a 4-dimensional L-loop diagram with (4L-1) cuts. The topology of a complex curve is classified by its genus. Hence in this paper, we use computational algebraic geometry to calculate the genera of curves from two and three-loop unitarity cuts. The global structure of degenerate on-shell equations under some specific kinematic configurations is also sketched. The genus information can also be used to judge if a unitary cut solution could be rationally parameterized.

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The spectrum of Feynman-integral geometries at two loops

hep-th · 2025-12-15 · unverdicted · novelty 8.0

Two-loop Feynman integrals involve Riemann spheres, elliptic curves, hyperelliptic curves of genus 2 and 3, K3 surfaces, and a rationalizable Del Pezzo surface of degree 2.

Towards Motivic Coactions at Genus One from Zeta Generators

hep-th · 2025-08-04 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Proposes motivic coaction formulae for genus-one iterated integrals over holomorphic Eisenstein series using zeta generators, verifies expected coaction properties, and deduces f-alphabet decompositions of multiple modular values.

Genus drop involving non-hyperelliptic curves in Feynman integrals

hep-th · 2026-05-08 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

The extra-involution mechanism for genus drop is a special case of unramified double covering between curves, which explains genus drops with non-hyperelliptic to hyperelliptic transitions in certain three-loop Feynman integrals.

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  • The spectrum of Feynman-integral geometries at two loops hep-th · 2025-12-15 · unverdicted · none · ref 24 · internal anchor

    Two-loop Feynman integrals involve Riemann spheres, elliptic curves, hyperelliptic curves of genus 2 and 3, K3 surfaces, and a rationalizable Del Pezzo surface of degree 2.

  • Towards Motivic Coactions at Genus One from Zeta Generators hep-th · 2025-08-04 · unverdicted · none · ref 65 · internal anchor

    Proposes motivic coaction formulae for genus-one iterated integrals over holomorphic Eisenstein series using zeta generators, verifies expected coaction properties, and deduces f-alphabet decompositions of multiple modular values.

  • Genus drop involving non-hyperelliptic curves in Feynman integrals hep-th · 2026-05-08 · unverdicted · none · ref 41

    The extra-involution mechanism for genus drop is a special case of unramified double covering between curves, which explains genus drops with non-hyperelliptic to hyperelliptic transitions in certain three-loop Feynman integrals.