Structure Function Approach to Vector-Boson Scattering in pp Collisions
Authors
T. Han, G. Valencia, S. Willenbrock
Abstract
We discuss weak-vector-boson scattering, at next-to-leading order in QCD, within the framework of hadronic structure functions. We use this approach to calculate the Higgs-boson production cross section via vector-boson fusion at the LHC/SSC; we find a modest increase over the leading-order prediction. We also give expressions for the distribution of vector bosons in a proton (effective- approximation) including corrections.