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arxiv: hep-ph/9701390 · v1 · submitted 1997-01-27 · ✦ hep-ph

The four-loop beta-function in Quantum Chromodynamics

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We present the analytical calculation of the four-loop QCD beta-function within the minimal subtraction scheme.

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