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TTP10-52 Flavor Physics in an SO(10) Grand Unified Model

TTP10-52 Flavor Physics in an SO(10) Grand Unified Model

In supersymmetric grand-unified models, the lepton mixing matrix can possibly affect flavor-changing transitions in the quark sector. We present a detailed analysis of a model proposed by Chang, Masiero and Murayama, in which the near-maximal atmospheric neutrino mixing angle governs large new b -> s transitions. Relating the supersymmetric low-energy parameters to seven new parameters of this SO(10) GUT model, we perform a correlated study of several flavor-changing neutral current (FCNC) processes. We find the current bound on B(tau -> mu gamma) more constraining than B(B -> X_s gamma). The LEP limit on the lightest Higgs boson mass implies an important lower bound on tan beta, which in turn limits the size of the new FCNC transitions. Remarkably, the combined analysis does not rule out large effects in B_s-B_s-bar mixing and we can easily accomodate the large CP phase in the B_s-B_s-bar system which has recently been inferred from a global analysis of CDF and DO data. The model predicts a particle spectrum which is different from the popular Constrained Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (CMSSM). B(tau -> mu gamma) enforces heavy masses, typically above 1 TeV, for the sfermions of the degenerate first two generations. However, the ratio of the third-generation and first-generation sfermion masses is smaller than in the CMSSM and a (dominantly right-handed) stop with mass below 500 GeV is possible.

Jennifer Girrbach, Sebastian Jaeger, Markus Knopf, Waldemar Martens, Ulrich Nierste, Christian Scherrer, Soeren Wiesenfeldt
JHEP 1106 044 2011
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TTP10-51 Electroweak penguins in isospin-violating B(s) decays
Lars Hofer, Dominik Scherer, Leonardo Vernazza
PoS ICHEP2010 286 2010
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TTP10-50 Geometric approach to asymptotic expansion of Feynman integrals

TTP10-50 Geometric approach to asymptotic expansion of Feynman integrals

We present an algorithm that reveals relevant contributions in non-threshold-type asymptotic expansion of Feynman integrals about a small parameter. It is shown that the problem reduces to finding a convex hull of a set of points in a multidimensional vector space.

Alexey Pak, Alexander Smirnov
Eur.Phys.J. C71 1626 2011
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TTP10-49 Z+jet production at the LHC: Electroweak radiative corrections
Ansgar Denner, Stefan Dittmaier, Tobias Kasprzik, Alexander Mück
PoS ICHEP2010 058 2010
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TTP10-48 B_s –> phi rho and B_s –> phi pi as a handle on isospin-violating New Physics
Lars Hofer, Dominik Scherer, Leonardo Vernazza
JHEP 1102 080 2011
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TTP10-47 Higgs boson production in gluon fusion to NNLO in the MSSM
Alexey Pak, Matthias Steinhauser, Nikolai Zerf
Eur.Phys.J. C71 1602 2011
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TTP10-46 Towards a Two-Loop Matching of Gauge Couplings in Grand Unified Theories

TTP10-46 Towards a Two-Loop Matching of Gauge Couplings in Grand Unified Theories

We calculate the two-loop matching corrections for the gauge couplings at the Grand Unification scale in a general framework that aims at making as few assumptions on the underlying Grand Unified Theory (GUT) as possible. In this paper we present an intermediate result that is general enough to be applied to the Georgi-Glashow $SU(5)$ as a ``toy model“. The numerical effects in this theory are found to be larger than the current experimental uncertainty on $\alpha_s$. Furthermore, we give many details of the calculation regarding renormalization procedure, tadpole terms, gauge fixing and the treatment of group theory factors, which is useful preparational work for the extension of the calculation to supersymmetric GUTs.

W. Martens
JHEP 1101 104 2011
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TTP10-45 Precise Charm- and Bottom-Quark Masses: Theoretical and Experimental Uncertainties
K. Chetyrkin, J.H. K\“uhn, A. Maier, P. Maierh\”ofer, P. Marquard, M. Steinhauser, C. Sturm
Presented at QUARKS 2010: 16th International Seminar on High Energy Physics, Kolomna, Russia, 6-12 Jun 2010.
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TTP10-44 Updated constraints from radiative $\Upsilon$ decays on a light CP-odd Higgs
F. Domingo
JHEP 1104 016, 2011
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TTP10-43 Yukawa coupling and anomalous magnetic moment of the muon: an update for the LHC era
Andreas Crivellin, Jennifer Girrbach, Ulrich Nierste
Phys.Rev. D83 055009 2011
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TTP10-42 Massless correlators of vector, scalar and tensor currents in position space at orders &alpha;<sub

TTP10-42 Massless correlators of vector, scalar and tensor currents in position space at orders &alpha;<sub

s</sub>3 and &alpha;s4 : explicit analytical results > We present analytical results both in momentum and position space for the massless correlators of the vector and scalar currents to order alpha_s^4 as well as for the tensor currents to order alpha_s^3. The evolution equations for the correlators together with all relevant anomalous dimensions are discussed in detail. As an application we present explicit conversion formulas relating the MSbar-renormalized vector, scalar and tensor currents to their counterparts renormalized in the X-space renormalization scheme more appropriate for lattice calculations.

K. G. Chetyrkin, A. Maier
Nucl. Phys. B844 266-288 2011
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TTP10-41 Heavy-quark masses from low-energy moments of heavy-quark currents
Peter Marquard
Nuclear Physics B (Proceedings Supplements) 269-272 2010
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TTP10-40 Completing the calculation of BLM corrections to B -&gt; Xs gamma
Mikolaj Misiak and Michal Poradzinski
Phys.Rev. D83 014024 2011
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TTP10-39 Charm mixing in the Standard Model

TTP10-39 Charm mixing in the Standard Model

In this talk we report on a study on the mixing of neutral charmed mesons and argue that, at the present stage, a CP violating weak phase of the order of some per mille can not be excluded in the Standard Model. It is shown how some, seemingly reasonable, simplifying assumptions about CKM couplings lead to the wrong conclusion that CP violation of this amount is an unambiguous indication of new physics. The presented results rely on a recent short-distance analysis of the Delta C=2 transition, which confirms the expectation that the dominant contribution is due to effects of flavour symmetry breaking appearing in higher orders of the Heavy Quark Expansion. We investigate meson-antimeson transitions with an intermediate state coupling to the meson's sea quark background, present in dimension 10 and 12, using a factorisation approach to simplify the operator basis. On account of a lifting of GIM suppression by one power of m_s/m_c, the contribution to y=DeltaGamma/2Gamma is found to exceed that of the formally leading dimension six by a factor close to ten.

M. Bobrowski, A. Lenz
Proceedings of Science ICHEP2010 193 2010
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TTP10-38 NNLO Higgs production beyond heavy top limit at LHC
Mikhail Rogal
Talk given at 45th Rencontres de Moriond: QCD and High Energy Interactions, La Thuile, Aosta Valley, Italy, 13-20 Mar 2010.
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TTP10-37 Higgs boson production at LHC to NNLO accuracy and finite top quark mass effects
Matthias Steinhauser
PoS ICHEP2010 120 2010
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TTP10-36 Three-loop heavy quark potential
Alexander V. Smirnov, Vladimir A. Smirnov, Matthias Steinhauser
PoS ICHEP2010 217 2010
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TTP10-35 Dimension-six terms in the Standard Model Lagrangian
B. Grzadkowski, M. Iskrzynski, M. Misiak, J. Rosiek
JHEP 1010 085 2010
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TTP10-34 Minimal Supersymmetric SU(5) and Gauge Coupling Unification at Three Loops
W.~Martens, L.~Mihaila, J.~Salomon, M.~Steinhauser
Phys.Rev. D82 095013 2010
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TTP10-33 Anatomy of new physics in B-B-bar mixing
A. Lenz, U. Nierste, J. Charles, S. Descotes-Genon, A. Jantsch, C. Kaufhold, H. Lacker, S. Monteil, V. Niess
Phys.Rev. D83 036004 2011
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TTP10-32 Heavy-to-light currents at NNLO in SCET and semi-inclusive B -&gt; Xs l+ l- decay
G.Bell, M.Beneke, T.Huber and Xin-Qiang Li
Nucl.Phys. B843 143-176 2011
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TTP10-31 Adler Function, DIS sum rules and Crewther Relations
P.A. Baikov, K.G. Chetyrkin and J.H. K\“uhn
Nucl.Phys.Proc.Suppl. 205-206 237-241 2010
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TTP10-30 The static quark potential to three loops in perturbation theory
Alexander V. Smirnov, Vladimir A. Smirnov, Matthias Steinhauser
Nucl.Phys.Proc.Suppl. 205-206 320-325 2010
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TTP10-29 Applications of FIESTA

TTP10-29 Applications of FIESTA

Sector decomposition in its practical aspect is a constructive method used to evaluate Feynman integrals numerically. We present a new program performing the sector decomposition and integrating the expression afterwards. The program can be also used in order to expand Feynman integrals automatically in limits of momenta and masses with the use of sector decompositions and Mellin–Barnes representations. The program is parallelizable on modern multicore computers and even on multiple computers. Also we demonstrate some new numerical results for four-loop massless propagator master integrals.

A.V. Smirnov, M. Tentyukov
Presented at 13th International Workshop on Advanced Computing and Analysis Techniques in Physics Research (ACAT 2010), Jaipur, India, 22-27 Feb 2010.
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TTP10-28 Parallel versions of the symbolic manipulation system FORM

TTP10-28 Parallel versions of the symbolic manipulation system FORM

The symbolic manipulation program FORM is specialized to handle very large algebraic expressions. Some specific features of its internal structure make FORM very well suited for parallelization.

We have now two parallel versions of FORM, one is based on POSIX threads and

is optimal for modern multicore computers while another one uses MPI and can be used to parallelize FORM on clusters and Massive Parallel Processing systems. Most existing FORM programs will be able to take advantage of the parallel execution without the need for modifications.

M. Tentyukov, J.A.M. Vermaseren, J. Vollinga
Presented at 13th International Workshop on Advanced Computing and Analysis Techniques in Physics Research (ACAT 2010), Jaipur, India, 22-27 Feb 2010.
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TTP10-27 Flavour physics within and beyond the Standard Model
Ulrich Nierste
Talk given at 24th Les Rencontres de Physique de La Vallee d'Aoste, La Thuile, Aosta Valley, Italy, 28 Feb - 6 Mar 2010.
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TTP10-26 Complete (O_7,O_8)-contribution to B -&gt; X_s gamma at O(alpha_s2)
H.M. Asatrian, T. Ewerth, A. Ferroglia, C. Greub, and G. Ossola
Phys.Rev. D82 074006 2010
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TTP10-25 Introduction to effective field theories. 3. Bloch-Nordsieck effective theory, HQET
A.G. Grozin
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TTP10-24 Matching QCD and HQET at three loops

TTP10-24 Matching QCD and HQET at three loops

QCD/HQET matching for the heavy-quark field and heavy–light quark currents with three-loop accuracy is discussed.

A.G. Grozin
Nucl.Phys.Proc.Suppl. 205-206 301-307 2010
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TTP10-23 Light Higgs boson mass to three-loop accuracy
P. Kant, R.V. Harlander, L. Mihaila, M. Steinhauser
JHEP 08 104 2010
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TTP10-22 Electroweak Sudakov Logarithms and Real Gauge-Boson Radiation in the TeV Region

TTP10-22 Electroweak Sudakov Logarithms and Real Gauge-Boson Radiation in the TeV Region

Electroweak radiative corrections give rise to large negative, double-logarithmically enhanced corrections in the TeV region. These are partly compensated by real radiation and, moreover, affected by selecting isospin-noninvariant external states. We investigate the impact of real gauge boson radiation more quantitatively by considering different restricted final state configurations. We consider successively a massive abelian gauge theory, a spontaneously broken SU(2) theory and the electroweak Standard Model. We find that details of the choice of the phase space cuts, in particular whether a fraction of collinear and soft radiation is included, have a strong impact on the relative amount of real and virtual corrections.

G. Bell, J. H. Kühn and J. Rittinger
Eur.Phys.J. C70 659-671 2010
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TTP10-21 Large-$m_c$ Asymptotic Behaviour of the ${\cal O}\left(\alpha_s^2\right)$ Corrections to $\bar B\to X_s\gamma$
Mikolaj Misiak and Matthias Steinhauser
Nucl.Phys. B840 271-283 2010
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TTP10-20 Matching heavy-quark fields in QCD and HQET at three loops

TTP10-20 Matching heavy-quark fields in QCD and HQET at three loops

The relation between the heavy-quark field in QCD and the corresponding field in HQET is derived up to three loops.

A.G. Grozin
Phys.Lett. B692 161-165 2010
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TTP10-19 Four Loop Massless Propagators: a Numerical Evaluation of All Master Integrals
A.V. Smirnov, M. Tentyukov
Nucl.Phys. B837 40-49 2010
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TTP10-18 Four Loop Massless Propagators: an Algebraic Evaluation of All Master Integrals

TTP10-18 Four Loop Massless Propagators: an Algebraic Evaluation of All Master Integrals

The old “glue–and–cut” symmetry of massless propagators, first established in [1], leads — after reduction to \ice{corresponding} master integrals is performed — to a host of non-trivial relations between the latter. The relations constrain the master integrals so tightly that they all can be analytically expressed in terms of only few, essentially trivial, watermelon-like integrals. As a consequence we arrive at explicit analytical results for all master integrals appearing in the process of reduction of massless propagators at three and four loops. The transcendental structure of the results suggests a clean explanation of the well-known mystery of the absence of even zetas ($\zeta_{2n}$) in the Adler function and other similar functions essentially reducible to massless propagators. Once a reduction of massless propagators at five loops is available, our approach should be also applicable for explicitly performing the corresponding five-loop master integrals.

P.A. Baikov and K.G. Chetyrkin
Nucl.Phys. B837 186-220 2010
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TTP10-17 Have quarks to be degenerate? Constraining the mass splitting with K and D mixing
Andreas Crivellin, Momchil Davidkov
Phys.Rev. D81 095004 2010
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TTP10-16 Epsilon-K at NNLO: The Charm-Top-Quark Contribution

TTP10-16 Epsilon-K at NNLO: The Charm-Top-Quark Contribution

We perform a next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) QCD analysis of the charm-top-quark contribution eta_ct to the effective Delta S = 2 Hamiltonian in the Standard Model. eta_ct represents an important part of the short distance contribution to the parameter epsilon_K. We calculate the three-loop anomalous dimension of the leading operator Q_S2, the three-loop mixing of the current-current and penguin operators into Q_S2, and the corresponding two-loop matching conditions at the electroweak, the bottom-quark, and the charm-quark scale. As our final numerical result we obtain eta_ct = 0.494 +/- 0.046, which is roughly 7% larger than the next-to-leading-order (NLO) value eta_ct(NLO) = 0.455 +/- 0.069. This results in a prediction for epsilon_K = (1.99 +/- 0.25) x 10^(-3), which corresponds to an enhancement of approximately 3.3% with respect to the value obtained using eta_ct(NLO).

Joachim Brod and Martin Gorbahn
Phys.Rev. D82 094026 2010
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TTP10-15 Phase Space Matching and Finite Lifetime Effects for Top-Pair Production Close to Threshold

TTP10-15 Phase Space Matching and Finite Lifetime Effects for Top-Pair Production Close to Threshold

The top-pair $t\bar t$ production cross section close to threshold in $e^+e^-$ collisions is strongly affected by the small lifetime of the top quark. Since the cross section is defined through final states containing the top decay products, a consistent definition of the cross section depends on prescriptions how these final states are accounted for the cross section. Experimentally, these prescriptions are implemented for example through cuts on kinematic quantities such as the reconstructed top quark invariant masses. As long as these cuts do not reject final states that can arise from the decay of a top and an anti-top quark with a small off-shellness compatible with the nonrelativistic power-counting, they can be implemented through imaginary phase space matching conditions in NRQCD. The prescription-dependent cross section can then be determined from the optical theorem using the $e^+e^-$ forward scattering amplitude. We compute the phase space matching conditions associated to cuts on the top and anti-top invariant masses at next-to-next-to-leading logarithmic (NNLL) order and partially at next-to-next-to-next-to-leading logarithmic (N${}^3$LL) order in the nonrelativistic expansion and, together with finite lifetime and electroweak effects known from previous work, analyze their numerical impact on the $t\bar t$ cross section. We show that the phase space matching contributions are essential to make reliable NRQCD predictions, particularly for energies below the peak region, where the cross section is small. We find that irreducible background contributions associated to final states that do not come from top decays are strongly suppressed and can be neglected for the theoretical predictions.

Andre H. Hoang, Christoph J. Reisser, Pedro Ruiz-Femenia
Phys.Rev. D82 :014005 2010
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TTP10-14 R(s), Bjorken sum rule and the Crewther Relation in order alpha_s^4

TTP10-14 R(s), Bjorken sum rule and the Crewther Relation in order alpha_s^4

We report on our calculation of the order alpha_s^4 contributions to the Bjorken sum rule for polarized electron-nucleon scattering and to the (non-singlet) part of the cross section for electron-positron annihilation into hadrons for the case of a generic colour gauge group. We confirm at the same order a (generalized) Crewther relation between the Bjorken sum rule and the corresponding Adler function which provides a strong test of the correctness of our previously obtained results: the ratio R(s) in QCD and the five-loop beta-function in quenched QED.

K.G. Chetyrkin
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TTP10-13 NNLO corrections to semileptonic and hadronic B decays

TTP10-13 NNLO corrections to semileptonic and hadronic B decays

We review recent progress in the perturbative calculations for semileptonic and hadronic B meson decays with an emphasis on the phenomenological implications of the next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) corrections. Specifically, we consider CP-averaged branching ratios of tree-dominated B → pi pi/pi rho/rho rho decays and the inclusive determination of |V_ub| from B → X_u l nu.

Guido Bell
To appear in the proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Radiative Corrections (RADCOR 2009), October 25-30 2009, Ascona, Switzerland
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TTP10-12 Narrow resonances studies with the radiative return method

TTP10-12 Narrow resonances studies with the radiative return method

Using the radiative return method, experiments at high luminosity electron-positron colliders allow to explore the kaon and the pion form factors in the time-like region up to fairly high energies. This opens the possibility to study kaon and pion pair production at and around the narrow resonances J/psi and psi(2S) and explore the interference between electromagnetic and hadronic amplitudes. Parameterizations of charged and neutral kaon as well as pion form factors are derived, which lead to an improved description of the data in the region of large invariant masses of the meson pair. These form factors are combined with the hadronic couplings of charged and neutral kaons to J/psi and psi(2S) and implemented into the Monte Carlo generator PHOKHARA, which is now, for the first time, able to simulate the production of narrow resonances and their decay into kaon, pion and muon pairs.

H. Czyz, A. Grzelinska, J. H. Kuhn
Phys.Rev. D81 094014 2010
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TTP10-11 Constraining the MSSM sfermion mass matrices with light fermion masses
Andreas Crivellin and Jennifer Girrbach
Phys.Rev. D81 076001 2010
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TTP10-10 Precise Charm- and Bottom-Quark Masses: Recent Updates

TTP10-10 Precise Charm- and Bottom-Quark Masses: Recent Updates

Recent theoretical and experimental improvements in the determination of charm and bottom quark masses are discussed. The final results, $m_c(3\,\text{GeV})=986(13)\,$MeV and $m_b(m_b)=4163(16)\,$MeV represent, together with a closely related lattice determination $m_c(3\;{\rm GeV})=986(10)\,$MeV, the presently most precise determinations of these two fundamental Standard Model parameters. A critical analysis of the theoretical and experimental uncertainties is presented.

J. H. Kuhn
PoS (RADCOR2009) 035
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TTP10-09 NNLL Electroweak Corrections to Gauge Boson Pair Production at LHC

TTP10-09 NNLL Electroweak Corrections to Gauge Boson Pair Production at LHC

The high energy behaviour of electroweak corrections to gauge boson pair production at LHC can be derived in the framework of evolution equations up to NNLL contributions to all order in perturbation theory. On the basis of this general result we derive the one- and two-loop cross section in NNLL approximation for W-pair production at partonic and hadronic level.

Sandro Uccirati
PoS (EPS-HEP 2009) 345
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TTP10-08 NLO Electroweak Corrections to Higgs Boson Production at Hadron Colliders

TTP10-08 NLO Electroweak Corrections to Higgs Boson Production at Hadron Colliders

We present the complete two-loop electroweak corrections to $gg\to H$, the main partonic channel for the production of the Higgs boson at hadron colliders. The evaluation is based on a numerical approach and the result covers all kinematical regions, including $WW$ and $ZZ$ thresholds, by introducing complex masses for the $W$ and the $Z$ bosons. Furthermore the relation between physical observables measured at LHC and Tevatron and Higgs pseudo-observables (production cross section and partial decay widths) is revised by extensively using the notion of the Higgs complex pole. Numerical effects for the Higgs production cross section are presented.

Sandro Uccirati
PoS (RADCOR2009) 060
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TTP10-07 From low-energy moments of &#928;(q2) to R(s)
Peter Marquard
PoS RADCOR2009 034 2010
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TTP10-06 Quest for precision in hadronic cross sections at low energy: Monte Carlo tools vs. experimental data

TTP10-06 Quest for precision in hadronic cross sections at low energy: Monte Carlo tools vs. experimental data

We present the achievements of the last years of the experimental and theoretical groups working on hadronic cross section measurements at the low energy e+e- colliders in Beijing, Frascati, Ithaca, Novosibirsk, Stanford and Tsukuba and on tau decays. We sketch the prospects in these fields for the years to come. We emphasise the status and the precision of the Monte Carlo generators used to analyse the hadronic cross section measurements obtained as well with energy scans as with radiative return, to determine luminosities and tau decays. The radiative corrections fully or approximately implemented in the various codes and the contribution of the vacuum polarisation are discussed.

S. Actis et al.
Eur.Phys.J. C66 585-686 2010
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TTP10-05 Adler Function, Bjorken Sum Rule, and the Crewther Relation to Order alpha_s^$ in a General Gauge Theory

TTP10-05 Adler Function, Bjorken Sum Rule, and the Crewther Relation to Order alpha_s^$ in a General Gauge Theory

We compute, for the first time, the order alpha_s^4 contributions to the Bjorken sum rule for polarized electron-nucleon scattering and to the (non-singlet) Adler function for the case of a generic colour gauge group. We confirm at the same order a (generalized) Crewther relation which provides a strong test of the correctness of our previously obtained results: the QCD Adler function and the five-loop \beta-function in quenched QED. In particular, the appearance of an irrational contribution proportional to zeta_3 in the latter quantity is confirmed. We obtain the {\em commensurate} scale equation relating the effective strong coupling constants as inferred from the Bjorken sum rule and from the Adler function at order alpha_s^4.

P.A. Baikov, K.G. Chetyrkin and J.H. K\“uhn…
Phys.Rev.Lett. 104 132004 2010
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TTP10-04 Higgs Pseudo-Observables, Second Riemann Sheet and All That

TTP10-04 Higgs Pseudo-Observables, Second Riemann Sheet and All That

The relation between physical observables measured at LHC and Tevatron and standard model Higgs pseudo-observables (production cross section and partial decay widths) is revised by extensively using the notion of the Higgs complex pole on the second Riemann sheet of the $S $-matrix. The extension of their definition to higher orders is considered, confronting the problems that arise when QED(QCD) corrections are included in computing realistic observables. Numerical results are presented for pseudo-observables related to the standard model Higgs boson decay and production. The relevance of the result for exclusion plots of the standard model Higgs boson for high masses (up to $600 $GeV) is discussed. Furthermore, a recipe for the analytical continuation of Feynman loop integrals from real to complex internal masses and complex Mandelstam invariants is thoroughly discussed.

Giampiero Passarino, Christian Sturm, Sandro Uccirati
Nucl.Phys. B834 77-115 2010
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TTP10-03 Full result for the three-loop static quark potential

TTP10-03 Full result for the three-loop static quark potential

The three-loop corrections to the potential of two heavy quarks are computed. Analytic results for the most complicated master integrals are presented.

A.V. Smirnov, V.A. Smirnov, M. Steinhauser
the proceedings of 9th International Symposium on Radiative Corrections (RADCOR 2009): Applications of Quantum Field Theory to Phenomenology, Ascona, Switzerland, 25-30 Oct 2009
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TTP10-02 Three-loop vertex corrections

TTP10-02 Three-loop vertex corrections

We describe recent evaluations of three-loop vertex corrections which have been performed in the context of different physical applications: the massless quark and gluon form factor, the vector current matching coefficient between QCD and NRQCD, and the virtual corrections of the gluon-Higgs coupling with finite top quark mass.

M. Steinhauser
PoS RADCOR2009 074 2010
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TTP10-01 Electroweak Precision for W + jet Production

TTP10-01 Electroweak Precision for W + jet Production

In this talk we discuss the next-to-leading-order electroweak (EW) corrections to W-boson + jet hadroproduction [1] and compare the full result to a simple approximation assuming factorization of EW and QCD corrections for the charged-current Drell-Yan process. The W-boson resonance is treated consistently using the complex-mass scheme, and all off-shell effects are taken into account. The corresponding next-to-leading-order QCD corrections have also been recalculated. All the results are implemented in a flexible Monte Carlo code. Selected numerical results for this Standard Model benchmark process are presented for the LHC. The comparison of our result to an approximation based on the EW corrections to W-boson production without additional jets is a step towards a better understanding of the interplay between QCD and EW effects for W-boson production in general.

Tobias Kasprzik
PoS RADCOR2009 058 2010
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