Electroweak radiative corrections to polarized Moller scattering at high energies

The cross section for e(-)e(-) --> e(-)e(-) with arbitrary electron polariz ations is calculated within the Electroweak Standard Model for energies lar ge compared to the electron mass, including the complete virtual and soft-p hotonic O(alpha) radiative corrections. The relevant analytical results are listed, and a numerical evaluation is presented for the unpolarized and po larized cross sections as well as for polarization asymmetries. The relativ e weak corrections are typically of the order of 10%. At low energies, the bulk of the corrections is due to the running of the electromagnetic coupli ng constant. For left-handed electrons, at high energies the vertex and box corrections involving virtual W bosons become very important. The polariza tion asymmetry is considerably reduced by the weak radiative corrections.