AN EFFECTIVE FIELD-THEORY CALCULATION OF THE QCD CORRECTIONS TO WEAK PARAMETERS

被引:7
作者
GRINSTEIN, B [1 ]
WANG, MY [1 ]
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV, LYMAN LAB PHYS, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 USA
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美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0550-3213(92)90298-P
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
In the standard model the parameters-rho and M(W)2/M(Z)2 cos2-theta are unity at tree level. They are protected against large corrections by the so-called custodial symmetry. We investigate the symmetry breaking effect of mass splittings in fermion doublets. The effective field theory method is applied to sum up the leading-log QCD corrections. We resolve a controversy concerning the scale at which the strong coupling constant is to be evaluated in the two-loop correction to electroweak parameters.
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