1998/10/06 by T-M. Yan, Yan, T-M.
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/9810268
13 pages postscript, 15 pages figures, also available through http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLNS
arxiv created 1998/10/06 · openalex publication_date 1998/10/06 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We review the development in the field of lepton pair production since proposing parton-antiparton annihilation as the mechanism of massive lepton pair production. The basic physical picture of the Drell-Yan model has survived the test of QCD, and the predictions from the QCD improved version have been confirmed by the numerous experiments performed in the last three decades. The model has provided an active theoretical arena for studying infrared and collinear divergences in QCD. It is now so well understood theoretically that it has become a powerful tool for new phyiscs information such as precision measurements of the W mass and lepton and quark sizes.