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High-precision predictions for W-production processes are complicated by the instability of the W bosons, requirements of gauge invaxiance, and the necessity to include radiative corrections. Salient features and recent progress concerning these issues are discussed for the process ee → WW → 4f.

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Dittmaier, S. (1999). Theoretical Aspects of W Physics. In: Lellouch, D., Mikenberg, G., Rabinovici, E. (eds) International Europhysics Conference on High Energy Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59982-8_116

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