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We present analytical results for the N 4f and N 3f terms of the five-loop Beta function, for a general gauge group. While the former term agrees with results available from large-N f studies, the latter is new and extends the value known for SU(3) from an independent calculation.
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Luthe, T., Maier, A., Marquard, P. et al. Towards the five-loop Beta function for a general gauge group. J. High Energ. Phys. 2016, 127 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2016)127
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