ISSN:
1434-6052
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract A simple treatment of the dominant radiative corrections to theW ± andZ 0 mass formulae due to fermion-loop corrections to the propagator is given, including the possibility of a very massive top quark,m t 〉M w . A thorough comparison with the results of the complete (SU(2) L ×U(1) Y ) one-loop calculations is presented. Using α,G μ andM z as input, we find excellent agreement with the complete one-loop calculations (withm HIGGS≃100GeV) for all values ofm t within an expected error ofΔM W ≅(α/2πM W ≅100MeV) inM W andΔs W 2 ≅0.002 in the weak angle,s w 2 . Technically we differ from previous work in diagonalizing the γZ propagator for arbitrary values ofq 2, thus allowing for extensive use of the notion of “running” coupling constants and masses. We also give a simple and closed formula for the radiative corrections to be applied tos w 2 (accurate within an expected error ofΔs w 2 ≅0.002), when extractings W 2 ≅0.002), when extractings W 2 from neutrino scattering experiments. As a strategy for future precision tests of the electroweak theory, we suggest attempting to isolate and to test directly the “new physics” of boson loops and other new phenomena by comparing with and looking for deviations (larger thanΔM W ≅(α/2π)M w ) from the predictions of the dominant fermion-loop calculation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01548860
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