| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 426 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Springer tracts in modern physics, 0081-3869 ; 226 |
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Springer tracts in modern physics ; 226. 0081-3869
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| 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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Muons.
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Nuclear moments.
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Magnetic anomalies.
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Physique.
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Magnetic anomalies
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Muons
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Nuclear moments
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007929738 |
| ISBN |
9783540726333 |
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3540726330 |
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9783540726340 |
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3540726349 |
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9786611108045 |
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6611108041 |
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