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.
Cite
@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)