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Druzhinin, V. P.; Eidelman, S. I.; Serednyakov, S. I.; Solodov, E. P.
Reviews of modern physics, 12/2011, Volume: 83, Issue: 4Journal Article
A novel method of studying e{sup +}e{sup -} annihilation into hadrons using initial state radiation at e{sup +}e{sup -} colliders is described. After a brief history of the method, its theoretical foundations are considered. Numerous experiments in which exclusive cross sections of e{sup +}e{sup -} annihilation into hadrons below the center-of-mass energy of 5 GeV have been measured are presented. Some applications of the experimental results to fundamental tests of the standard model are listed.
