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.
| Autorius: | Friedrich Jegerlehner |
| Serija: | Springer Tracts in Modern Physics |
| Leidėjas: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2010 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 440 |
| ISBN-10: | 3642091687 |
| ISBN-13: | 9783642091681 |
| Formatas: | Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
| Žanras: | Physics |
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