The toolbox of modern multi-loop calculations: Novel analytic and semi-analytic techniques

Abstract

We describe three algorithms for computer-aided symbolic multi-loop calculations that facilitated some recent novel results. First, we discuss an algorithm to derive the canonical form of an arbitrary Feynman integral in order to facilitate their identification. Second, we present a practical solution to the problem of multi-loop analytical tensor reduction. Finally, we discuss the partial fractioning of polynomials with external linear relations between the variables. All algorithms have been tested and used in real calculations.