THEMASS OF THEbQUARK
- 1 December 2002
- journal article
- Published by Annual Reviews in Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
- Vol. 52 (1) , 201-251
- https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.nucl.52.050102.090710
Abstract
We review the current status of determinations of the b-quark mass, m_b. We describe the theoretical tools required for determining m_b, with particular emphasis on effective field theories both in the continuum and on the lattice. We present several definitions of m_b and highlight their advantages and disadvantages. Finally, we discuss the determinations of m_b from b-bar b systems, b-flavored hadrons, and high-energy processes, with careful attention to the corresponding theoretical uncertainties.Comment: 54 pages, 5 figures. With permission from the Annual Review of Nuclear & Particle Science. Final version of this material is scheduled to appear in the Annual Review of Nuclear & Particle Science, Vol. 52, to be published in December 2002 by Annual Reviews (http://AnnualReviews.orgKeywords
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