TY - JOUR
T1 - On the definition of the Z-boson mass
AU - Willenbrock, S.
AU - Valencia, G.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1991/4/25
Y1 - 1991/4/25
N2 - We propose a physical definition of the Z-boson mass, the real part of the pole in the Z-boson propagator, which is field-redefinition invariant and gauge invariant to all orders. The physical Z-boson mass lies approximately 26 MeV below the commonly used "on-shell" mass.
AB - We propose a physical definition of the Z-boson mass, the real part of the pole in the Z-boson propagator, which is field-redefinition invariant and gauge invariant to all orders. The physical Z-boson mass lies approximately 26 MeV below the commonly used "on-shell" mass.
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U2 - 10.1016/0370-2693(91)90843-F
DO - 10.1016/0370-2693(91)90843-F
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000587051
VL - 259
SP - 373
EP - 376
JO - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
SN - 0370-2693
IS - 3
ER -