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We present the calculation of massless two-loop Master Integrals relevant to five-point amplitudes with one off-shell external leg and derive the complete set of planar Master Integrals with five on-mass-shell legs, that contribute to many 2 → 3 amplitudes of interest at the LHC, as for instance three jet production, γ, V, H + 2 jets etc., based on the Simplified Differential Equations approach.
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Papadopoulos, C.G., Tommasini, D. & Wever, C. The pentabox Master Integrals with the Simplified Differential Equations approach. J. High Energ. Phys. 2016, 78 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2016)078
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