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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254600803321

Autore

Jegerlehner Friedrich

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-63577-8

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1  online resource (XVIII, 693 p  2 illus., 110 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, , 0081-3869 ; ; 274

Disciplina

538.3

Soggetti

Nuclear physics

Quantum field theory

String theory

Particle and Nuclear Physics

Quantum Field Theories, String Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: Basic Concepts, Introduction to QED, g ā€“ 2 in a Nutshell, General Properties and Tools -- Introduction -- Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Electrodynamics -- Lepton Magnetic Moments: Basics -- Part II: A Detailed Account of the Theory, Outline of Concepts of the Experiment, Status and Perspectives -- Electromagnetic and Weak Radiative Corrections -- Hadronic Effects -- The gāˆ’2 Experiments -- Comparison Between Theory and Experiment and Future Perspectives -- Corrections and Updates to the first edition -- List of Acronyms.

Sommario/riassunto

This research monograph covers extensively the theory of the muon anomalous magnetic moment and provides estimates of the theoretical uncertainties. The muon anomalous magnetic moment is one of the most precisely measured quantities in elementary particle physics and provides one of the most stringent tests of relativistic quantum field theory as a fundamental theoretical framework. It allows for an extremely precise check of the standard model of elementary particles and of its limitations. This book reviews the present state of knowledge of the anomalous magnetic moment a=(g-2)/2 of the muon. Recent experiments at the Brookhaven National Laboratory now reach the



unbelievable precision of 0.5 parts per million, improving the accuracy of previous g-2 experiments at CERN by a factor of 14. In addition, quantum electrodynamics and electroweak and hadronic effects are reviewed. Since non-perturbative hadronic effects play a key role for the precision test, their evaluation is described in detail. Perspectives for future improvements of the theoretical and experimental precision are considered. The new edition features improved theoretical predictions to match upcoming experiments, like the one at Fermilab. Additionally the new more precise basic parameters are presented.