Related papers: LEP2 physics and event generators
We review some recent results and open problems on four fermion physics at LEP2 and beyond
We review the available event generators suited for multi-fermion final state production in the context of physics studies at a future Linear Collider (LC)
The status of predictions for four-fermion production at e-e+ colliders is reviewed with an emphasis on the developments after the LEP2 era and an outlook to the challenges posed by the precision program at future colliders.
Preliminary results of measurements of fermion-pair production at LEP2 are used to derive limits on new physics phenomena. Combinations of the cross sections and asymmetrie of the 4 LEP collaborations are interpreted in terms four-fermion…
I discuss the state of the art and outline direction for research in event generation for electroweak physics at LEP2 and e+e- Linear Colliders.
The report from the working group on '\gamma\gamma Event Generators' of the LEP 2 workshop
The status of four and six fermion event generators for Standard Model processes at present and future e^+e^- colliders is briefly reviewed.
The production of four fermions plus a visible photon in electron-positron collisions is analyzed, with particular emphasis on the LEP2 energy range. The study is based on the calculation of exact matrix elements, including the effect of…
Preliminary results on $e^+ e^- \to f \bar{f}$, $f=e, \mu, \tau, q$, including all LEP2 data are discussed. Good agreement is found with the Standard Model up to the highest energies. Limits on possible new physics are extracted.
The present knowledge on four-fermion production in electron-positron collisions is reviewed, with emphasis on W boson physics. Different methods to extract M_W from the data are presented and the role of QCD loop corrections discussed.
I review the most recent progresses in the calculation of four-fermion processes in electron-positron collisions
This report summarises the results of the four-fermion working group of the LEP2-MC workshop, held at CERN from 1999 to 2000. Recent developments in the calculation of four-fermion processes in electron-positron collisions at LEP-2…
The status of predictions for fermion-pair production at LEP is summarized with emphasis on LEP2 energies and on the physics interest there. Some numerical comparisons with other programs are performed. We also present first results of a…
After 12 years of glorious data taking LEP has been shut down. During the past two years an incredible effort has been devoted to get more accurate predictions and estimates of the related theoretical uncertainties. Many of the theoretical…
From non-observation at LEP1, a lower mass limit of 45 GeV has been established on any additional sequential fermion beyond the three generations. Precision measurements have further constrained the number of such additional generations,…
LEP offers an excellent opportunity to measure two photon processes over a large kinematical range and thus study the complex nature of the photon. This article reviews the experimental status of ``Two Photon Physics'' at LEP. The recent…
Work on electroweak precision calculations and event generators for electroweak physics studies at current and future colliders is summarized.
This report is a survey on QCD Event Generator issues of relevance for LEP 2. It contains four main sections: a summary of experience from LEP 1, extrapolations to LEP 2 energies, Monte Carlo descriptions and standardization issues.
Results on LEP 2 e+e-->ffbar and gamma gamma (gamma) production are presented. These are compared with Standard Model predictions, and then used to set limits on various New Physics models, including Low Scale Gravity. Finally the status of…
We report on the status of the Monte Carlo event generator WOPPER. Version 1.1 of WOPPER describes four fermion production at LEP-II and beyond with leading logarithmic radiative corrections in the double W pole approximation. These…