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The structure of the double-pole approximation for the O(alpha) corrections to e^+e^- -> WW -> 4 fermions is described, and some results are presented. Moreover, results on full tree-level predictions for $e^+e^- -> WW -> 4 fermions + gamma…
Radiative corrections to processes that involve the production and subsequent decay of unstable particles are complex due to various theoretical and practical problems. The so-called double-pole approximation offers a way out of these…
We briefly describe the RacoonWW approach to calculate radiative corrections to e+ e- -> W W -> 4 fermions and present numerical results for the total W-pair production cross section at LEP2.
The recently completed calculation of the full electroweak O(alpha) corrections to the charged-current four-fermion production processes e+e- --> nu_tau tau+ mu- anti-nu_mu, u anti-d mu- anti-nu_mu, and u anti-d s anti-c is briefly…
High-precision predictions for W-production processes are complicated by the instability of the W bosons, requirements of gauge invariance, and the necessity to include radiative corrections. Salient features and recent progress concerning…
Processes of electron-positron annihilation into charged pions and kaons are considered. Radiative corrections are taken into account exactly in the first order and within the leading logarithmic approximation in higher orders. A combined…
The relevance of radiative corrections to 4f production at LEP2 and future e+e- colliders is emphasized, and their treatment in the event generator RacoonWW is briefly discussed. In particular, the non-universal corrections are compared…
The investigation of W-pair production offers unique precision tests of the electroweak theory at future e+e- colliders, including precise determinations of cross sections, the W-boson mass, and gauge-boson self-couplings. The…
The complete O(alpha) electroweak radiative corrections to e+e- --> WW --> 4f in the electroweak Standard Model are presented in the double-pole approximation. We give analytical and numerical results for the non-factorizable corrections…
The calculation of the full electroweak O(alpha) corrections to the charged-current four-fermion production processes e+e- --> nu_tau tau+ mu- anti-nu_mu, u anti-d mu- anti-nu_mu, and u anti-d s anti-c is briefly reviewed. The calculation…
We study the one-loop radiative corrections to pair production of the supersymmetric scalar partners of the standard fermions in e+e- annihilation. Both electroweak and SUSY-QCD corrections are considered. Applications are for production of…
Analytic formulae are derived for the complete photon energy spectrum due to QED corrections to fermion pair production in case of a limited angular acceptance for the final state fermions. After a numerical integration over the energy of…
Radiative corrections due to pair production in process of electron-positron annihilation are considered. The main attention is paid to the corrections of the third order. Simultaneous emission of photons and pairs is taken into account.…
A study of the semi-analytical approach to four-fermion production in $e^+ e^-$ annihilation is presented. We classify all possible four-fermion final states and present results of new calculations for the `basic' processes with the…
In this dissertation, a complete calculation of QED radiative corrections is presented for total cross sections and forward- backward asymmetries for s-channel fermion pair production in e+e- annihilation with kinematical cuts to the final…
The complete electroweak O(alpha) corrections have been calculated for the charged-current four-fermion production processes e+e- --> nu_tau tau+ mu- anti-nu_mu, u anti-d mu- anti-nu_mu, and u anti-d s anti-c. Here, technical details of…
The processes $e^{+}e^{-} \to 4f(\gamma)$ mediated by W-pair (and single) production are considered in the framework of the modified perturbation theory, based on the expansion of probability in powers of the coupling constant instead of…
The most interesting theoretical features of W-pair production in e+e- collisions are reviewed. Based on an analysis of on-shell W-pairs, it is shown that the mere inclusion of leading $O(\alpha)$ corrections--such as initial-state…
Numerical results on non-factorizable corrections to e+e- --> WW --> 4fermions with semi-leptonic and hadronic final states, as well as to e+e- --> ZZ --> 4fermions, are presented. The corrections turn out to be small in comparison to the…
We study the non-factorizable corrections to W-pair-mediated four-fermion production in ee annihilation in double-pole approximation. We show how these corrections can be combined with the known corrections to the production and the decay…