Published October 17, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Electroweak radiative corrections to tau decay

  • 1. Brookhaven Natioanl Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973

Description

An analysis of electroweak radiative corrections to tau decays is presented. Precise predictions for leptonic and some hadronic decay rates are given. The total hadronic decay width is shown to be relatively enhanced by 2.36% due mainly to short-distance loop effects. Implications for the extraction of Λ/sub M//sub S-bar/ from the tau lifetime or leptonic branching ratios are discussed. (MS-bar denotes the modified minimal-subtraction scheme.)

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
61
Journal Issue
16
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1815-1818
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA