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Numerical analytical continuation of multivariate hypergeometric functions

M.A. Bezuglov , B.A. Kniehl , A.I. Onishchenko , O.L. Veretin This is my paper

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A framework evaluates multivariate hypergeometric functions to high precision and continues them analytically by building Pfaffian systems with Laporta reduction then applying the Frobenius method.

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The paper develops a general framework for the high-precision numerical evaluation of multivariate hypergeometric functions, which satisfy holonomic systems of partial differential equations. It adapts techniques from multi-loop Feynman integral calculations by constructing Pfaffian systems for arbitrary cases through application of the Laporta reduction algorithm to suitable differential relations. A numerical scheme based on the Frobenius method then produces local power-series solutions with controlled precision and transports those solutions along chosen paths in the space of variables. The work includes a systematic treatment of multivaluedness, showing how the Frobenius method can reach different Riemann sheets and track changes under analytic continuation around singular loci.

Core claim

The central claim is that Pfaffian systems for arbitrary multivariate hypergeometric functions can be obtained by Laporta reduction on differential relations, after which a Frobenius-based numerical scheme computes local power series to controlled precision, transports solutions along paths, and handles branch structure by accessing different Riemann sheets during continuation around singular loci.

What carries the argument

Pfaffian systems constructed via the Laporta reduction algorithm applied to systems of differential relations, together with the Frobenius method for generating and transporting local power-series solutions.

If this is right

  • High-precision numerical values become available for solutions of holonomic PDE systems that define multivariate hypergeometric functions.
  • Solutions can be transported along arbitrary paths in the space of variables while preserving controlled accuracy.
  • Different Riemann sheets can be reached systematically by the same series construction around singular points.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same reduction-plus-Frobenius pipeline might be applied to other classes of holonomic functions beyond the hypergeometric case.
  • Efficiency gains could follow from combining the Laporta step with existing computer-algebra tools for holonomic systems.
  • Direct numerical checks on known low-variable cases would confirm whether the constructed Pfaffian systems reproduce established special-function identities.

Load-bearing premise

The Laporta reduction algorithm can be applied to suitable systems of differential relations to construct Pfaffian systems for arbitrary multivariate hypergeometric functions.

What would settle it

A concrete multivariate hypergeometric function for which the Laporta-derived Pfaffian system yields series solutions whose precision cannot be controlled or whose branch tracking fails to match known analytic properties under continuation around a singular locus.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.31553 by A.I. Onishchenko, B.A. Kniehl, M.A. Bezuglov, O.L. Veretin.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Graphical representation of the linear system for the Horn function [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Identification of master derivatives for the function [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: One of the possible paths with complex singular points is shown. The singular points [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: This figure illustrates the path of the analytic continuation of the system in Eq. ( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Examples of Feynman integrals expressible in terms of multivariate hypergeometric [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p018_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Schematic picture of analytic continuation in the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p023_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Geometric picture of monodromy for the Appell function [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p026_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: Riemann sphere representation of the monodromy at infinity. The north pole corre [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p028_8.png] view at source ↗
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We present a general framework for the high-precision numerical evaluation of multivariate hypergeometric functions defined as solutions of holonomic systems of partial differential equations. Our approach adapts and extends methods originally developed for multi-loop Feynman integrals to the setting of hypergeometric functions of many variables. In particular, we construct Pfaffian systems for arbitrary multivariate hypergeometric functions by applying the Laporta reduction algorithm to suitable systems of differential relations. Next, we construct a numerical scheme based on the Frobenius method, which allows us to compute local power-series solutions with controlled precision and to transport them along prescribed paths in the space of variables. A central part of the paper is devoted to a systematic analysis of multivaluedness and branch structure: we show how the Frobenius method can be used to access different Riemann sheets in a controlled way and to track changes of the solution under analytic continuation around singular loci.

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Summary. The paper presents a general framework for high-precision numerical evaluation of multivariate hypergeometric functions defined as solutions of holonomic systems of PDEs. It adapts Laporta reduction (originally for Feynman integrals) to construct Pfaffian systems from suitable differential relations, then applies the Frobenius method to obtain local power-series solutions that are transported along paths in variable space while systematically tracking multivaluedness, branch structure, and monodromy around singular loci.

Significance. If the described procedure holds, the work supplies an explicit, parameter-free algorithmic scheme for arbitrary multivariate hypergeometric functions, with controllable precision and explicit monodromy tracking. This extends existing single-variable or special-case methods and directly addresses a practical need in mathematical physics for reproducible high-precision continuation of multivalued functions.

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  1. The abstract refers to 'suitable systems of differential relations' without naming the generating set; the main text should include an explicit example of the input relations for a non-trivial multivariate case (e.g., Appell F1 or Lauricella FD).
  2. Notation for the Pfaffian matrix and the connection form should be introduced once with a clear definition before the first algorithmic step.

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We thank the referee for their positive summary, significance assessment, and recommendation to accept the manuscript. No major comments were raised.

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full rationale

The manuscript describes an explicit algorithmic pipeline: Laporta reduction applied to a generating set of differential relations from the holonomic ideal yields a Pfaffian system, after which the Frobenius method produces local series solutions that are continued along paths with monodromy tracking. All steps are presented as standard, parameter-free operations on the input holonomic system; no equation is shown to be defined in terms of its own output, no fitted parameter is relabeled as a prediction, and no load-bearing uniqueness claim rests on a self-citation chain. The derivation is therefore self-contained against external benchmarks.

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