The QCD Coupling Constant
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
This paper presents a summary of the current status of determinations of the strong coupling constant alpha_s. A detailed description of the definition, scale dependence and inherent theoretical ambiguities is given. The various physical processes that can be used to determine alpha_s are reviewed and attention is given to the uncertainties, both theoretical and experimental.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0004186,
title = {The QCD Coupling Constant},
author = {Ian Hinchliffe and Aneesh V. Manohar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0004186},
year = {2009}
}
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56 pages