Vector-boson scattering: past, present and future (of theory predictions)

by Mr Christopher Schwan (Universität Würzburg)

Thursday 1 Jun 2023, 14:30 → 15:30 Europe/Zurich

Aula Caldirola (Università degli Studi di Milano)

I will present an overview of fixed-order calculations of vector-boson scattering (VBS), which is the production of two, usually massive, vector bosons (W/Z) together with two jets. 

For the fully leptonic decays the calculation of NLO EW corrections has now been completed, and I will specifically present the calculation for the case of W+W- scattering. 

I will then proceed with a calculation of top-Z-jet production, which is an reducible background process of WZ scattering, and also an interesting process in its own right. 

Finally, I will present an ongoing calculation of semi-leptonic VBS in pp -> mu+ vm jjjj + X, where one of the bosons decays hadronically.

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