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The Anomalous Magnetic Moment of the Muon

Contributor(s): Jegerlehner, Friedrich [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics: 226Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.Description: XIV, 426 p. 172 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783540726340.Subject(s): Physics | Nuclear physics | Physics | Particle and Nuclear PhysicsDDC classification: 539.7 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Basic Concepts, Introduction to QED, g – 2 in a Nutshell, General Properties and Tools -- Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Electrodynamics -- Lepton Magnetic Moments: Basics -- A Detailed Account of the Theory, Outline of Concepts of the Experiment, Status and Perspectives -- Electromagnetic and Weak Radiative Corrections -- Hadronic Effects -- The g – 2 Experiments -- Comparison Between Theory and Experiment and Future Perspectives.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: It seems to be a strange enterprise to attempt write a physics book about a single number. It was not my idea to do so, but why not. In mathematics, maybe, one would write a book about ?. Certainly, the muon’s anomalous magnetic moment is a very special number and today re?ects almost the full spectrum of e?ects incorporated in today’s Standard Model (SM) of fun- mental interactions, including the electromagnetic, the weak and the strong forces. The muon g? 2, how it is also called, is a truly fascinating theme both from an experimental and from a theoretical point of view and it has played a crucial role in the development of QED which ?nally developed into the SM by successive inclusion of the weak and the strong interactions. The topic has fascinated a large number of particle physicists, last but not least it was always a benchmark for theory as a monitor for e?ects beyond what was known at the time. As an example, nobody could believe that a muon is just a heavy version of an electron; why should nature repeat itself, it hardly can make sense.
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Basic Concepts, Introduction to QED, g – 2 in a Nutshell, General Properties and Tools -- Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Electrodynamics -- Lepton Magnetic Moments: Basics -- A Detailed Account of the Theory, Outline of Concepts of the Experiment, Status and Perspectives -- Electromagnetic and Weak Radiative Corrections -- Hadronic Effects -- The g – 2 Experiments -- Comparison Between Theory and Experiment and Future Perspectives.

It seems to be a strange enterprise to attempt write a physics book about a single number. It was not my idea to do so, but why not. In mathematics, maybe, one would write a book about ?. Certainly, the muon’s anomalous magnetic moment is a very special number and today re?ects almost the full spectrum of e?ects incorporated in today’s Standard Model (SM) of fun- mental interactions, including the electromagnetic, the weak and the strong forces. The muon g? 2, how it is also called, is a truly fascinating theme both from an experimental and from a theoretical point of view and it has played a crucial role in the development of QED which ?nally developed into the SM by successive inclusion of the weak and the strong interactions. The topic has fascinated a large number of particle physicists, last but not least it was always a benchmark for theory as a monitor for e?ects beyond what was known at the time. As an example, nobody could believe that a muon is just a heavy version of an electron; why should nature repeat itself, it hardly can make sense.

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