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The Anomalous Magnetic Moment of the Muon

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  1. Friedrich Jegerlehner

    1. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Institut für Physik Theorie der Elementarteilchen, 12489 Berlin, Germany

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Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics (STMP, volume 226)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Basic Concepts, Introduction to QED, g – 2 in a Nutshell, General Properties and Tools

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Friedrich Jegerlehner
      Pages 3-21

    3. Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Electrodynamics

      • Friedrich Jegerlehner
      Pages 23-133

    4. Lepton Magnetic Moments: Basics

      • Friedrich Jegerlehner
      Pages 135-203

  3. A Detailed Account of the Theory, Outline of Concepts of the Experiment, Status and Perspectives

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      Pages 205-205
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    2. Electromagnetic and Weak Radiative Corrections

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      Pages 207-262

    3. Hadronic Effects

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      Pages 263-345

    4. The g – 2 Experiments

      • Friedrich Jegerlehner
      Pages 347-374

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 421-426
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About this book

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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Editors and Affiliations

  • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Institut für Physik Theorie der Elementarteilchen, 12489 Berlin, Germany

    Friedrich Jegerlehner

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Anomalous Magnetic Moment of the Muon

  • Editors: Friedrich Jegerlehner

  • Series Title: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72634-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09168-1Published: 30 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-72634-0Published: 26 October 2007

  • Series ISSN: 0081-3869

  • Series E-ISSN: 1615-0430

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 426

  • Number of Illustrations: 172 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Particle and Nuclear Physics

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