Effects of Finite Top Lifetime at the Top-Antitop Threshold
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In this talk electroweak corrections related to the finite top quark lifetime to the total top pair threshold e+e- cross section at NNLL order are discussed. We include the absorptive parts in electroweak matching conditions of the NRQCD operators related to the top decay and use the optical theorem. Gauge invariance is maintained. The corrections lead to ultraviolet phase space divergences and NLL mixing effects. The corrections can amount to several percent and are phenomenologically relevant.
Invited talk at 2005 International Linear Collider Workshop, Stanford Ca (LCWS05), PSN 0402, 6 pages, LaTeX, 3 postscript figures included
Invited talk at 2005 International Linear Collider Workshop, Stanford Ca (LCWS05), PSN 0402, 6 pages, LaTeX, 3 postscript figures included