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Weak Mixing Angle in the Thomson Limit

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2020-05-20 v2

Abstract

We present a calculation of the weak mixing angle in the MS\overline{\rm\small MS} renormalization scheme which is relevant for experiments performed at very low energies or momentum transfers. We include higher orders in the perturbative QCD expansion, as well as updated phenomenological and theoretical input, and obtain the result sin2θW(0)=0.23868(5)(2)\sin^{2}{\theta}_W(0) = 0.23868(5)(2) for the reference values αs(MZ)=0.1182\alpha_s(M_Z) = 0.1182 and mc(mc)=1.272m_c(m_c) = 1.272 GeV. The first quoted error is from the current Standard Model evaluation of the mixing angle at the ZZ boson mass scale. The second error represents the theoretical and parametric uncertainties induced by the evolution to the Thomson limit and is discussed in detail.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1712.09146,
  title  = {Weak Mixing Angle in the Thomson Limit},
  author = {Jens Erler and Rodolfo Ferro-Hernández},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.09146},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

22 pages, 3 figures; one formula extended with corresponding very small numerical changes; one table and four references added

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