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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146561603321

Autore

Jegerlehner Friedrich

Titolo

The Anomalous Magnetic Moment of the Muon / / by Friedrich Jegerlehner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2008

ISBN

3-540-72634-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (432 p.)

Collana

Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, , 0081-3869 ; ; 226

Disciplina

539.72114

Soggetti

Nuclear physics

Particle and Nuclear Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.