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Do present LEP data provide evidence for electroweak corrections?

The Born approximation, based on $\bar\alpha \equiv\alpha (m_Z)$ instead of $\alpha$, reproduces all electroweak precision measurements within their $(1\sigma)$ accuracy. The low upper limits for the genuinely electroweak corrections constitute one of the major achievements of LEP. The astonishing s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Novikov, V.A., Okun, L.B., Vysotsky, M.I.
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 1993
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0217732393002889
http://cds.cern.ch/record/252026
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Sumario:The Born approximation, based on $\bar\alpha \equiv\alpha (m_Z)$ instead of $\alpha$, reproduces all electroweak precision measurements within their $(1\sigma)$ accuracy. The low upper limits for the genuinely electroweak corrections constitute one of the major achievements of LEP. The astonishing smallness of these corrections results from the cancellation of a large positive contribution from the heavy top quark and large negative contributions from all other virtual particles. It is precisely the non-observation of electroweak radiative corrections that places stringent upper and lower limits on the top mass.