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W-propagator corrections to muon and tau leptonic decays

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2013-12-04 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

We derive the corrections induced by the W-boson propagator to the differential rates of the leptonic decay of a polarized muon and tau lepton. Results are presented both for decays inclusive of inner bremsstrahlung as well as for radiative ones, when a photon emitted in the decay process is measured. The numerical effect of these corrections is discussed. The definition of the Fermi constant is briefly reviewed.

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@article{arxiv.1310.1081,
  title  = {W-propagator corrections to muon and tau leptonic decays},
  author = {M. Fael and L. Mercolli and M. Passera},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.1081},
  year   = {2013}
}

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5 pages, no figures, accepted for publication