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Experimental Tests of QED and Electroweak Theories in e+e− Annihilations at PETRA

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Quantum Electrodynamics of Strong Fields

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Experimental results from e+e− reactions at PETRA on tests of QED and electro-weak theories are reviewed. The leptonic reactions e+e− → e+e−, γ γ, μ+μ− and τ +τ− and hadron production via e+e− → qq̄ have been measured. The cross-sections calculated from QED agree well with the experimental values. A quantitative measure of the agreement with QED is obtained by inserting form-factors into the cross-section and deriving limits on the cut-off parameters. Assuming the validity of QED a search for weak interaction effects is performed, which results in stringent limits for the coupling constants of weak neutral current interactions.

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Böhm, A. (1983). Experimental Tests of QED and Electroweak Theories in e+e− Annihilations at PETRA. In: Greiner, W. (eds) Quantum Electrodynamics of Strong Fields. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 80. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2139-0_17

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