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The complete order α s QCD corrections to the rate and the Dalitz plot for\(W \to q\bar q\gamma \) are presented. We discuss how these corrections modify the factorization property of the lowest order decay rate.
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Smith, J., van Neerven, W.L. & Vermaseren, J.A.M. QCD radiative corrections to the decay\(W \to q\bar q\gamma \) . Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 30, 621–630 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01571812
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