Bottom-quark associated Higgs-boson production: reconciling the four- and five-flavour scheme approach

Abstract

The main arguments in the discussion of the proper treatment of the total inclusive cross section for bottom-quark associated Higgs-boson production are briefly reviewed. A simple and pragmatic formula for the combination of the so-called four- and five-flavour schemes is suggested, including the treatment of the respective theory error estimates. The numerical effects of this matching formula are discussed.

Comments: 8 pages, 4 figures