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Exact O(g^2 alpha_s) top decay width from general massive two-loop integrals

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2016-12-21 v1

Abstract

We calculate the b-dependent self-energy of the top quark at O(g^2 \alpha_s) by using a general massive two-loop algorithm proposed in a previous article. From this we derive by unitarity the O(\alpha_s) radiative corrections to the decay width of the top quark, where all effects associated with the bb quark mass are included without resorting to a mass expansion. Our results agree with the analytical results available for the O(\alpha_s) correction to the top quark width.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0002211,
  title  = {Exact O(g^2 alpha_s) top decay width from general massive two-loop integrals},
  author = {Adrian Ghinculov and York-Peng Yao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0002211},
  year   = {2016}
}