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We update the theoretical precision of the total cross section for direct top quark production at the LHC by extending the threshold resummation to the next-to-next-to-leading logarithmic accuracy.
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Yang, L.L., Li, C.S., Gao, J. et al. NNLL momentum-space threshold resummation in direct top quark production at the LHC. J. High Energ. Phys. 2014, 123 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP12(2014)123
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