Correction O(αs3) to σtot(e+e- - hadrons) in quantum chromodynamics
Gorishnii S.G., Kataev A.L., Larin S.A.
The results of a complete conversion of the QCD correction О (a*) to the cross section for the annihilation of an electron-positron pair into hadrons are reported This correction is negative in the standard MS scheme. The implications of the results are briefly discussed. In particular, the corresponding correction to the width of the decay r~^vT + hadrons is calculated.