Two-Loop Photonic Corrections to Massive Bhabha Scattering
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We describe the details of the evaluation of the two-loop radiative photonic corrections to Bhabha scattering. The role of the corrections in the high-precision luminosity determination at present and future electron-positron colliders is discussed. PACS numbers: 11.15.Bt, 12.20.Ds
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