Hadronic tau decays and the strong coupling

Abstract

We provide an overview of recent determinations of the strong coupling, ${\alpha }_s$, from hadronic $\tau$ decays. We contrast two analysis methods, the "truncated-OPE approach" and the "DV-model approach," highlighting the assumptions going into each of these. We argue that a detailed study based on ALEPH data shows the truncated-OPE approach to be quantitatively unreliable, while the DV-model approach passes all tests. New data for hadronic $\tau$ decays from Belle and Belle-II could provide more stringent tests of the DV-model approach, and thus potentially lead to a more precise value of ${\alpha }_s$ from hadronic $\tau$ decays.

talk at Mini Workshop on Tau Physics, May 22-23, 2017, Mexico City, 12 pages

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