The Mass of the b Quark
Abstract
We review the current status of determinations of the b-quark mass, m_b. We describe the theoretical tools required for determining m_b, with particular emphasis on effective field theories both in the continuum and on the lattice. We present several definitions of m_b and highlight their advantages and disadvantages. Finally, we discuss the determinations of m_b from b-bar b systems, b-flavored hadrons, and high-energy processes, with careful attention to the corresponding theoretical uncertainties.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0208114,
title = {The Mass of the b Quark},
author = {Aida X. El-Khadra and Michael Luke},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0208114},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
54 pages, 5 figures. With permission from the Annual Review of Nuclear & Particle Science. Final version of this material is scheduled to appear in the Annual Review of Nuclear & Particle Science, Vol. 52, to be published in December 2002 by Annual Reviews (http://AnnualReviews.org)