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

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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 α/sub s/3 perturbative QCD corrections are enormous. The possibility of precise theoretical predictions of the decay rate is discussed. 10 refs

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
3 p.
Report number
ANL-HEP-CP--88-74

Conference

Title
Meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society (APS).
Dates
15-18 Aug 1988.
Place
Storrs, CT (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
20036046
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BRANCHING RATIO; LEPTONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; SEMILEPTONIC DECAY; TAU PARTICLES; WEAK INTERACTIONS
Descriptors DEC
BASIC INTERACTIONS; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; HEAVY LEPTONS; INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE DECAY; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; WEAK PARTICLE DECAY

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Notes
Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products.
Secondary number(s)
CONF-8808145--19.