Simplifying differential equations for multi-scale Feynman integrals beyond multiple polylogarithms

Abstract

In this paper we exploit factorisation properties of Picard-Fuchs operators to decouple differential equations for multi-scale Feynman integrals. The algorithm reduces the differential equations to blocks of the size of the order of the irreducible factors of the Picard-Fuchs operator. As a side product, our method can be used to easily convert the differential equations for Feynman integrals which evaluate to multiple polylogarithms to $\epsilon$-form.

Comments: 5 pages, v2: version to be published