The Anomalous Magnetic Moment of the Muon

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Jegerlehner, Friedrich (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Σειρά: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, 226
• Θέματα: Physics.; Nuclear physics.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.

 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. 

 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.