Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2008-03-04
JHEP 0807:034,2008
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
37 pages, 12 figures; v2: hadronization discussion and appendices expanded
Scientific paper
10.1088/1126-6708/2008/07/034
Starting from a factorization theorem in Soft-Collinear Effective Theory, the thrust distribution in e+e- collisions is calculated including resummation of the next-to-next-to-next-to leading logarithms. This is a significant improvement over previous calculations which were only valid to next-to-leading logarithmic order. The fixed-order expansion of the resummed result approaches the exact fixed-order distribution towards the kinematic endpoint. This close agreement provides a verification of both the effective field theory expression and recently completed next-to-next-to-leading fixed order event shapes. The resummed distribution is then matched to fixed order, resulting in a distribution valid over a large range of thrust. A fit to ALEPH and OPAL data from LEP 1 and LEP 2 produces alpha_s(m_Z)= 0.1172 +/- 0.0010 +/- 0.0008 +/-0.0012 +/- 0.0012, where the uncertainties are respectively statistical, systematic, hadronic, and perturbative. This is one of the world's most precise extractions of alpha_s to date.
Becher Thomas
Schwartz Matthew D.
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