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Determinations of alpha(M_Z): Comparison and Prospects

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

I review and compare various techniques to obtain the value of the QED coupling, alpha, at the Z pole. GigaZ precisions would require a much more accurate determination than available today. A combination of the virtues of current methods may help to achieve this goal.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0111005,
  title  = {Determinations of alpha(M_Z): Comparison and Prospects},
  author = {Jens Erler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0111005},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

3 pages, Talk presented at the Workshop "The Future of High Energy Physics" (Snowmass 2001)