Pair production of fundamental unstable particles in modified perturbation theory in NNLO

Abstract

We consider pair production and decay of fundamental unstable particles in the framework of a modified perturbation theory (MPT) treating resonant contributions in the sense of distributions. The cross-section of the process is calculated within the NNLO of the MPT in a model that admits exact solution. Universal massless-particles contributions are taken into consideration. A comparison of the outcomes with the exact solution demonstrates excellent convergence of the MPT series at the energies near and above the maximum of the cross-section.

Comments: 2 pages, 3 figures, matches MPLA version