Full Description
This book reviews recent contributions of electron positron colliders to the precision test of the electroweak Standard Model. It includes a short summary of the measurements at the Z resonance and gives an overview of the electroweak processes above the Z. Subsequently, measurements of the W mass at LEP are discussed in detail. Late chapters offer an outlook on electroweak physics at the future LHC. Also features many illustrations and tables.
Contents
Electroweak Interactions.- The Accelerators SLC and LEP.- Electroweak Measurements on the Z Resonance.- Electroweak Physics Above the Z Resonance.- W-Boson Pair Production.- Measurement of the W Mass at LEP.- Fit of Electroweak Parameters to Precision Data.- Electroweak Physics at an e+e- Linear Collider.- Summary and Conclusions.