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Surprising theoretical results on the decay rate of the /tau/ lepton

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6606245
Corrections to the naive prediction for the inclusive semihadronic decay rate of the /tau/ lepton contain several surprises: electroweak corrections are significant, nonperturbative QCD corrections can be treated systematically, and the order ed /sub s/T perturbative QCD corrections are enormous. The possibility of precise theoretical predictions of the decay rate is discussed. 10 refs.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
6606245
Report Number(s):
ANL-HEP-CP-88-74; CONF-8808145-19; ON: DE89005781
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English