Theory of W and Z boson production

Abstract

Success of precision studies in W and Z boson production at the Tevatron and LHC depends on the progress in reducing theoretical uncertainties to the level of 1-2%. I review recent developments in theoretical understanding of W and Z boson production and remaining issues to be solved to meet demands of the near-future experiments.

Contribution to the proceedings of the 15th Topical Conference on Hadron Collider Physics (HCP 2004, June 14-18, 2004, East Lansing, MI); 14 pages, 8 figures

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