Electroweak Physics: Theoretical Overview

TL;DR

This paper reviews the current theoretical understanding of electroweak boson production at hadron colliders and discusses ongoing efforts to improve predictions for high-precision measurements like the W mass.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the theoretical predictions for W and Z boson production and outlines necessary improvements for future collider experiments.

Findings

Current predictions match existing data within uncertainties

Identifies key areas for theoretical improvements

Supports high-precision electroweak measurements

Abstract

I give an overview of the theory status of predictions for single W and Z boson production at hadron colliders. I briefly report on work in progress for improvements necessary to match the anticipated high precision of electroweak measurements, such as the W mass and width, at the Fermilab Tevatron p anti-p and the CERN LHC pp colliders.