%0 Journal Article %T Lambda-parameter of lattice QCD with the overlap-Dirac operator %A C. Alexandrou %A H. Panagopoulos %A E. Vicari %J Physics %D 1999 %I arXiv %R 10.1016/S0550-3213(99)00798-1 %X We compute the ratio $\Lambda_L/\Lambda_{\bar{MS}}$ between the scale parameter $\Lambda_L$, associated with a lattice formulation of QCD using the overlap-Dirac operator, and $\Lambda_{\bar{MS}}$ of the $\bar{\rm MS}$ renormalization scheme. To this end, the necessary one-loop relation between the lattice coupling $g_0$ and the coupling renormalized in the $\bar{{\rm MS}}$ scheme is calculated, using the lattice background field technique. %U http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-lat/9909158v1