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NNLO QCD corrections to leptonic observables in top-quark pair production and decay

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Authors

Czakon, Michał 
Mitov, Alexander 

Abstract

Abstract: We calculate a comprehensive set of spin correlations and differential distributions in top-quark pair production and decay to dilepton final states. Our calculation is performed in the Narrow Width Approximation. This is the first time such a complete study is performed at next-to-next-to leading order in QCD. Both inclusive and fiducial distributions are presented and analyzed. Good agreement between NNLO QCD predictions and data is found. We demonstrate that it is possible to perform high-precision comparisons of fixed-order calculations with fiducial-level data. Subtleties of the top quark definition are raised and clarified. Some of those are found to have a very significant impact on top-quark pair production at absolute threshold.

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Regular Article - Theoretical Physics, QCD Phenomenology

Journal Title

Journal of High Energy Physics

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Journal ISSN

1029-8479

Volume Title

2021

Publisher

Springer Berlin Heidelberg