Fermion pair production at LEP2 and interpretations

Abstract

Preliminary results on $e^{+}{e}^{-}\to f\bar{f}$, $f=e,\mu ,\tau ,q$, including all LEP2 data are discussed. Good agreement is found with the Standard Model up to the highest energies. Limits on possible new physics are extracted.

8 pages, 4 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the New Trends in High-Energy Physics, Yalta, Ukraine, September 22 - 29, 2001