Determinations of alpha(M_Z): Comparison and Prospects
arXiv:hep-ph/0111005
Abstract
I review and compare various techniques to obtain the value of the QED coupling, alpha, at the Z pole. GigaZ precisions would require a much more accurate determination than available today. A combination of the virtues of current methods may help to achieve this goal.
3 pages, Talk presented at the Workshop "The Future of High Energy Physics" (Snowmass 2001)