Virtual Hadronic Corrections to Massive Bhabha Scattering

2008/07/01 by Stefano Actis, Janusz Gluza, J. Gluza +2
Physics and Astronomy · #Bhabha scattering #Hadron #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Nuclear physics #Optics #Particle physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Scattering #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2008.09.100

published as Nucl.Phys.Proc.Suppl.183:174-180,2008 · 7 pages, 4 tables, 3 figures, contribution to proceedings of LL2008, to appear in NPB(PS)

arxiv created 2008/07/01 · openalex publication_date 2008/10/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Virtual hadronic contributions to the Bhabha process at the NNLO level are discussed. They are substantial for predictions with per mil accuracy. The studies of heavy fermion and hadron corrections complete the calculation of Bhabha virtual effects at the NNLO level.

Citations

• Improved predictions for g−2 of the muon and αQED(MZ2)
• Calculation of the two-loop heavy-flavor contribution to Bhabha scattering
• Electroweak two-loop corrections to the effective weak mixing angle
• Two-loop NF=1 QED Bhabha scattering: Soft emission and numerical evaluation of the differential cross-section
• Two-loop fermionic corrections to massive Bhabha scattering