Multiple Series Representations of $N$-fold Mellin-Barnes Integrals

Mellin-Barnes (MB) integrals are well-known objects appearing in many branches of mathematics and physics, ranging from hypergeometric functions theory to quantum field theory, solid state physics, asymptotic theory, etc. Although MB integrals have been studied for more than one century, until now there is no systematic computational technique of the multiple series representations of $N$-fold MB integrals for $N>2$. Relying on a simple geometrical analysis based on conic hulls, we show here a solution to this important problem. Our method can be applied to resonant (i.e logarithmic) and nonresonant cases and, depending on the form of the MB integrand, it gives rise to convergent series representations or diverging asymptotic ones. When convergent series are obtained the method also allows, in general, the determination of a single master series for each series representation, which considerably simplifies convergence studies and/or numerical checks. We provide, along with this paper, a Mathematica implementation of our technique with examples of applications. Among them, we present the first evaluation of the hexagon and double box conformal Feynman integrals with unit propagator powers.
Comment: Significantly revised version accepted in Phys. Rev. Lett. Important additions: ancillary files for the automatization of our MB computational method, including the Mathematica package MBConicHulls.wl and the notebook Examples.nb with some examples of applications (among others, the Double Box and Hexagon conformal Feynman integrals with unit propagator powers)