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Tests of QED and elektroweak theories at PETRA

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Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields

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We review experimental results from PETRA on the reactions:e + e −→e + e −, μ+ μ−, τ+ τ−, and γγ at centre-of-mass energies up to 36.7 GeV. The data are compared with the predictions of quantum electrodynamics and electroweak theories. The implication of the total cross section measurements fore + e −→q \(\bar q\)→hadrons with respect to the weak mixing angle is discussed.

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    P. Dittmann

  2. II. Institut für Experimentalphysik der Universität, D-2000, Hamburg, Germany

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Dittmann, P., Hepp, V. Tests of QED and elektroweak theories at PETRA. Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 10, 283–297 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01546200

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