TTP96-11 TOP QUARK PRODUCTION TO ${\cal{O}}(\alpha_s^2)$

TTP96-11 TOP QUARK PRODUCTION TO ${\cal{O}}(\alpha_s^2)$

TTP96-11 TOP QUARK PRODUCTION TO ${\cal{O}}(\alpha_s^2)$

The cross-section for the production of $t\bar{t}$ pairs in $e^+e^-$-annihilation via a virtual photon is determined up to order $\alpha_s^2$. For the cm-energies of interest the effect of the top mass may not be considered as a small parameter and the full mass dependence must be included.

K.G. Chetyrkin, A.H. Hoang, J.H. Kuehn, M. Steinhauser, T. Teubner
Proceedings of the Workshop “e+e- Collisions at TeV energies: The Physics Potential”, DESY 93-123D, Ed. P. Zerwas, pp. 29-32
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