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arxiv: 1210.3594 · v1 · pith:ANHHCI3Znew · submitted 2012-10-12 · ✦ hep-ph

R(s) and Z decay in order α_s⁴: complete results

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keywords alphadecaycompleteorderresultssingletz-bosonannihilation
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We report on our calculation of the order \alpha_s^4 axial singlet contributions for the decay rates of the Z-boson as well as the vector singlet contribution to the cross section for electron-positron annihilation into hadrons. Together with recently finished O(\alpha_s^4) calculations of the non-signlet corrections [1,2], the new results directly lead us to the first complete O(\alpha_s^4) predictions for the total hadronic decay rate of the Z-boson and the ratio R(s).

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