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Improved Term of the Electron Anomalous Magnetic Moment
We report a new value of electron , or , from 891 Feynman diagrams
of order . The FORTRAN codes of 373 diagrams containing closed
electron loops have been verified by at least two independent formulations. For
the remaining 518 diagrams, which have no closed lepton loop, verification by a
second formulation is not yet attempted because of the enormous amount of
additional work required. However, these integrals have structures that allow
extensive cross-checking as well as detailed comparison with lower-order
diagrams through the renormalization procedure. No algebraic error has been
uncovered for them. The numerical evaluation of the entire term by
the integration routine VEGAS gives , where the
uncertainty is obtained by careful examination of error estimates by VEGAS.
This leads to ,
where the uncertainties come from the term, the estimated
uncertainty of term, and the inverse fine structure constant,
, measured by atom interferometry combined
with a frequency comb technique, respectively. The inverse fine structure
constant derived from the theory and the Seattle
measurement of is .Comment: 64 pages and 10 figures. Eq.(16) is corrected. Comments are added
after Eq.(40
Electroweak Fermion-loop Contributions to the Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment
The two-loop electroweak corrections to the anomalous magnetic moment of the
muon, generated by fermionic loops, are calculated. An interesting role of the
top quark in the anomaly cancellation is observed. New corrections, including
terms of order , are computed and a class of diagrams
previously thought to vanish are found to be important. The total fermionic
correction is which decreases the electroweak
effects on , predicted from one-loop calculations, by 12\%. We give an
updated theoretical prediction for of the muon.Comment: Corrected versio
Why do we need the new BNL muon g-2 experiment now?
New final results from the CMD-2 and SND e+e- annihilation experiments,
together with radiative return measurements from BaBar, lead to recent
improvements in the standard model prediction for the muon anomaly. The
uncertainty at 0.48 ppm--a largely data-driven result--is now slightly below
the experimental uncertainty of 0.54 ppm. The difference, a_mu(expt)- a_mu(SM)
= (27.6 +/- 8.4) x 10^-10, represents a 3.3 standard deviation effect. At this
level, it is one of the most compelling indicators of physics beyond the
standard model and, at the very least, a major constraint for speculative new
theories such as SUSY or extra dimensions. Others at this Workshop detailed
further planned standard model theory improvements to a_mu. Here I outline how
BNL E969 will achieve a factor of 2 or more reduction in the experimental
uncertainty. The new experiment is based on a proven technique and track
record. I argue that this work must be started now to have maximal impact on
the interpretation of the new physics anticipated to be unearthed at the LHC.Comment: Invited Talk, Tau-06 Workshop, 10 pages, 5 figure
Angular momentum at null infinity in higher dimensions
We define the angular momentum at null infinity in higher dimensions. The
asymptotic symmetry at null infinity becomes the Poincare group in higher
dimensions. This fact implies that the angular momentum can be defined without
any ambiguities such as supertranslation in four dimensions. Indeed we can show
that the angular momentum in our definition is transformed covariantly with
respect to the Poincare group.Comment: 13 page
MHD simulations of dense core collision
We investigated the effect of magnetic fields on the collision process
between dense molecular cores. We performed three-dimensional
magnetohydrodynamic simulations of collisions between two self-gravitating
cores using the Enzo adaptive mesh refinement code. The core was modeled as a
stable isothermal Bonnor-Ebert (BE) sphere immersed in uniform magnetic fields.
Collisions were characterized by the offset parameter , Mach number of the
initial core , magnetic field strength , and angle
between the initial magnetic field and collision axis. For head-on ()
collisions, one protostar was formed in the compressed layer. The higher the
magnetic field strength, the lower the accretion rate. For models with
and , the accretion rate was more dependent on the initial
magnetic field strength compared with and models.
For off-center () collisions, the higher specific angular momentum
increased; therefore, the gas motion was complicated. In models with
and , the number of protostars and gas motion highly depended
on and . For models with and , no
significant shock-compressed layer was formed and star formation was not
triggered.Comment: 20 pages, 18 figures, 3 tables. Accepted for publication in Ap
Unveiling the Dynamics of Dense Cores in Cluster-Forming Clumps: A 3D MHD Simulation Study of Angular Momentum and Magnetic Field Properties
We conducted isothermal MHD simulations with self-gravity to investigate the
properties of dense cores in cluster-forming clumps. Two different setups were
explored: a single rotating clump and colliding clumps. We focused on
determining the extent to which the formed dense cores inherit the rotation and
magnetic field of the parental clump. Our statistical analysis revealed that
the alignment between the angular momentum of dense cores, ,
and the rotational axis of the clump is influenced by the strength of
turbulence and the simulation setup. In single rotating clumps, we found that
tends to align with the clump's rotational axis if the
initial turbulence is weak. However, in colliding clumps, this alignment does
not occur, regardless of the initial turbulence strength. This misalignment in
colliding clumps is due to the induced turbulence from the collision and the
isotropic gas inflow into dense cores. Our analysis of colliding clumps also
revealed that the magnetic field globally bends along the shock-compressed
layer, and the mean magnetic field of dense cores, , aligns
with it. Both in single rotating clumps and colliding clumps, we found that the
angle between and is generally random,
regardless of the clump properties. We also analyzed the dynamical states of
the formed cores and found a higher proportion of unbound cores in colliding
clumps. In addition, the contribution of rotational energy was only
approximately 5% of the gravitational energy, regardless of the model
parameters for both single and colliding cases.Comment: 28 pages, 25 figures, 3 tables. Accepted for publication in Ap
The 10 to the 8th power bit solid state spacecraft data recorder
The results are summarized of a program to demonstrate the feasibility of Bubble Domain Memory Technology as a mass memory medium for spacecraft applications. The design, fabrication and test of a partially populated 10 to the 8th power Bit Data Recorder using 100 Kbit serial bubble memory chips is described. Design tradeoffs, design approach and performance are discussed. This effort resulted in a 10 to the 8th power bit recorder with a volume of 858.6 cu in and a weight of 47.2 pounds. The recorder is plug reconfigurable, having the capability of operating as one, two or four independent serial channel recorders or as a single sixteen bit byte parallel input recorder. Data rates up to 1.2 Mb/s in a serial mode and 2.4 Mb/s in a parallel mode may be supported. Fabrication and test of the recorder demonstrated the basic feasibility of Bubble Domain Memory technology for such applications. Test results indicate the need for improvement in memory element operating temperature range and detector performance
O(\alpha^2 \ln(m_\mu/m_e)) Corrections to Electron Energy Spectrum in Muon Decay
O(\alpha^2 \ln(m_\mu/m_e)) corrections to electron energy spectrum in muon
decay are computed using perturbative fragmentation function approach. The
magnitude of these corrections is comparable to anticipated precision of the
TWIST experiment at TRIUMF where Michel parameters will be extracted from the
measurement of the electron energy spectrum in muon decay.Comment: 8 pages, LaTeX, revtex4.cls, 1 PostScript figur
High Order QED Corrections in Physics of Positronium
High-order perturbative corrections to positronium decays and hyperfine
splitting are briefly reviewed. Theoretical predictions are compared to the
most recent experimental data. Perspectives of future calculations are
discussed.Comment: 8 pages, LaTeX, talk given at Workshop on Positronium Physics, ETH
Honggerberg, Zurich, May 30-31, 2003, a misprint in Eq. (1) correcte
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