Gauge Invariant YFS Exponentiation of (Un)stable $Z$-Pair Production At and Beyond LEP2 Energies

Abstract

We present the theoretical basis and sample Monte Carlo data for the YFS exponentiated calculation of $e^+e^- \to Z Z \to f_1\bar f_1 + \bar f_2 f_2$ at and beyond LEP2 energies, where the left-handed part of $f_i$ is a component of an $SU_{2L}$ doublet, $i=1,2$. The calculation is performed for both SM couplings and for anomalous $ZZV$ triple gauge boson couplings in the conventions of Hagiwara et al.. Our formulas, which are gauge invariant, are illustrated in a proto-typical YFS Monte Carlo event generator YFSZZ.