The O(^2) initial state QED corrections to e^+ e^- ^ / Z₀^

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Abstract: We calculate the complete O(alpha2) initial state radiation corrections to e+e annihilation into a neutral vector boson in a direct analytic computation without any approximation. The corrections are represented in terms of iterated incomplete (elliptic) integrals over alphabets of square--root valued letters. Performing the limit sggme2, we find discrepancies with the earlier results of Ref.~cite{Berends:1987ab} and confirm results obtained in Ref.~cite{Blumlein:2011mi} where the effective method of massive operator matrix elements has been used, which works for all but the power corrections in me2/s. In this way, we also confirm the validity of the factorization of massive partons in the Drell--Yan process. We add non--logarithmic terms at O(alpha2) which have not been considered in previous calculations. The final results in the limit sggme2 can be given in terms of Nielsen integrals.




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