Precision calculation for e+ e- -> 2f: the KK MC project

We present the current status of the coherent exclusive (CEEX) realization of the YFS theory for the processes in e+ e- -> 2f via the KK MC. We give a brief summary of the CEEX theory in comparison to the older (EEX) exclusive exponentiation theory and illustrate recent theoretical results relevant to the LEP2 and LC physics programs.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, 2 diagrams - presented by BFLW at RADCOR0

CEEX Exponentiation in QED

The aim is to summarize briefly on: (a) Main features of YFS Cohenetn Exclusive EXponentiation in QED, (b) Examples of recent results relevant for LEP/LC physics program.Comment: ICHEP 2002 tal

Coherent Exclusive Exponentiation for Precision Monte Carlo Calculations

In this contribution we give a short overview of the new Coherent Exclusive Exponentiation (CEEX) which is implemented in the new \KK MC event generator for the process $e^+e^-\to f\bar{f} +n\gamma$, $f=\mu,\tau,d,u,s,c,b$ with validity for center of mass energies from $\tau$ lepton threshold to 1TeV, that is for LEP1, LEP2, SLC, future Linear Colliders, $b,c,\tau$-factories etc. In CEEX effects due to photon emission from initial beams and outgoing fermions are calculated in QED up to second-order, including all interference effects. Electroweak corrections are included in first-order, at the amplitude level. Beams can be polarized longitudinally and transversely, and all spin correlations are incorporated in an exact manner. We describe briefly the essence of CEEX as compared with older exclusive variants of the exponentiation (EEX) and present samples of the numerical results, concentrating on the question of the technical and physical precision for the total cross section and for the charge asymmetry. New results on the interference between initial and final state photon emission at LEP2 energies are also shown.Comment: new paper, not replacement for hep-ph/000635

QCD soft gluon exponentiation: YFS MC Approach

We develop and prove the theory of the QCD extension of the YFS Monte Carlo approach to higher order QED radiative corrections. As a corollary, a new approach to quantum gravity by one of us (B.F.L.W.) is illustrated. Semi-analytical results and preliminary explicit Monte Carlo data are presented for the processes p-bar p -> t-bar t + X at FNAL energies. We comment briefly on the implications of our results on the CDF/D0 observations and on RHIC/LHC physics.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, presented at ICHEP02 by BFL

Coherent Exclusive Exponentiation CEEX: the Case of the Resonant e+ e- Collision

We present the first-order coherent exclusive exponentiation (CEEX) scheme, with the full control over spin polarization for all fermions. In particular it is applicable to difficult case of narrow resonances. The resulting spin amplitudes and the differential distributions are given in a form ready for their implementation in the Monte Carlo event generator. The initial-final state interferences are under control. The way is open to the use of the exact amplitudes for two and more hard photons, using Weyl-spinor techniques, without giving up the advantages of the exclusive exponentiation, of the Yennie-Frautschi-Suura type.Comment: 14 page

The Monte Carlo Event Generator YFSWW3 version 1.16 for W-Pair Production and Decay at LEP2/LC Energies

We present the Monte Carlo event generator YFSWW3 version 1.16 for theprocess of W-pair production and decay in electron-positron collisions. It includes ${\cal O}(\alpha)$ electroweak radiative corrections in the WW production stage together with the ${\cal O}(\alpha^3)$ initial-state-radiation (ISR) corrections in the leading-logarithmic (LL) approximation, implemented within the Yennie-Frautschi-Suura (YFS) exclusive exponentiation framework. The photon radiation in the W decays is generated by the dedicated program PHOTOS up to ${\cal O}(\alpha^2)$ LL, normalised to the W branching ratios. The program is interfaced with the $\tau$ decay library TAUOLA and the quark fragmentation/hadronization package JETSET. The semi-analytical code KORWAN for the calculations of the differential and total cross-sections at the Born level and in the ISR approximation is included.Comment: submitted to Comput. Physics Commu

Status report on TAUOLA, its environment, and its applications

The status of the Monte Carlo programs for the simulation of the tau-lepton production and decay in high energy accelerator experiments is reviewed. In particular, the status of the following packages is discussed: (i) TAUOLA for tau-lepton decay and PHOTOS for radiative corrections in decays, (ii) MC-TESTER for universal tests of the Monte Carlo programs describing particle decays, (iii) KORALB, KORALZ, KKMC packages for tau-pair production in e+e- collisions, and (iv) universal interface of TAUOLA for the decay of tau-leptons produced by ``any'' generator.Comment: Talk at the Seventh International Workshop on Tau Lepton Physics (TAU02), Santa Cruz, Ca, USA, Sept 2002, 5 pages, LaTeX, 4 eps/ps figure

Precision predictions for W-pair production at LEP2

Theoretical calculations for the W-pair production process at LEP2 in terms of Monte Carlo event generators RacoonWW and KorlaW&YFSWW3 are reviewed. The discussion concentrates on precision predictions for the main LEP2 WW observables. The theoretical precision of the above programs is estimated to be ~0.5% for the total WW cross section sigma_{WW}, ~5MeV for the W-boson mass M_W, and ~0.005 for the triple-gauge-boson coupling lambda = lambda_{gamma} = lambda_Z, which is sufficient for the final LEP2 data analyses.Comment: 9 pages, LaTe

IR-Improved DGLAP Theory: Kernels, Parton Distributions, Reduced Cross Sections

It is shown that exact, amplitude-based resummation allows IR-improvement of the usual DGLAP theory. This results in a new set of kernels, parton distributions and attendant reduced cross sections, so that the QCD perturbative result for the respective hadron-hadron or lepton-hadron cross section is unchanged order-by-order in $\alpha_s$ at large squared-momentum transfers. We compare these new objects with their usual counter-parts and illustrate the effects of the IR-improvement in some phenomenological cases of interest with an eye toward precision applications in LHC physics scenarios.Comment: 27 pages, 2 figure

Multiple photon effects in fermion-(anti)fermion scattering at SSC energies

We use the theory of Yennie, Frautschi and Suura to realize, via Monte Carlo methods, the process f\,\bbbarf\to f'\,\bbbarf'+n\gamma at SSC and LHC energies, where $f$ and $f'$ are quarks or leptons. QED infrared divergences are canceled to all orders in perturbation theory. The resulting Monte Carlo event generator, SSC-YFS2, is used to study the effects of initial-state photon radiation on these processes in the SSC environment. Sample Monte Carlo data are presented and discussed. We find that the respective multiple-photon effects must be taken into account in discussing precise predictions for SSC physics processes.Comment: 14 pages + 8 figures + 1 tabl