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The present situation in the determination of $\alpha_s$

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

This note reviews the latest measurements of αs\alpha_s from event shapes in e+ee^+e^- annihilation at LEP1 and LEP2. A critical review of different methods to extract \as is offered.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0308314,
  title  = {The present situation in the determination of $\alpha_s$},
  author = {Oliver Passon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0308314},
  year   = {2007}
}

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to be published in the proceedings of the DIS03 workshop, St. Petersburg 23.-27.april, 2003 (references added)