The hadron pair forward-backward asymmetry in the electron positron annihilation process

Final–state Radiation in Electron–positron Annihilation into Pion Pair

In this article the final-state radiation (FSR) of the hard photon in e−(p1) + e(p2) → γ ∗(Q) → π(p+) + π −(p−) + γ(k) reaction is considered in the framework of ChPT with vector ρ and axial–vector a1 mesons 1) (the FSR diagrams are shown in Fig.1). Our consideration of FSR is motivated by the necessity to study model dependence of the next-to-leading order hadronic contribution a μ to anomalou...

The Forward–backward Asymmetry in Nnlo Qcd

We have recently calculated the second-order QCD corrections to the forward–backward asymmetry in ee annihilation. Here we recall the results and compare them to others in the literature. RAL–TR–1999–048 CERN–TH/99–204 July 1999 Talk given by M. Seymour at 13th Rencontres de Physique de la Vallée d’Aoste, Results and Perspectives in Particle Physics, La Thuile, Aosta Valley, Italy, February 28t...

Measurement of the forward-backward charge asymmetry of electron-positron pairs in ppÌ– collisions at sqrt(s)=1.96 TeV

The forward-backward asymmetry at NNLO revisited

I reconsider the forward-backward asymmetry for flavoured quarks in electron-positron annihilation. I suggest an infrared-safe definition of this observable, such that the asymmetry may be computed in perturbative QCD with massless quarks. With this definition, the first and second order QCD corrections are computed.

QED Radiative Corrections to Z Boson Production and the Forward Backward Asymmetry at Hadron Colliders

The O(α) radiative corrections to the process p p (−) → γ∗, Z → `+`− (` = e, μ) are calculated. Factorizing the collinear singularity associated with initial state photon bremsstrahlung into the parton distribution functions, we find that initial state corrections have a much smaller effect than final state radiative corrections. Due to mass singular logarithmic terms associated with photons em...