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Logarithmically enhanced Euler-Heisenberg Lagrangian contribution to the electron gyromagnetic factor

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2020-11-18 v1 Atomic Physics

Abstract

Contrary to what was previously believed, two-loop radiative corrections to the gg-factor of an electron bound in a hydrogen-like ion at O(α2(Zα)5)\mathcal{O}\left(\alpha^2 (Z\alpha)^5\right) exhibit logarithmic enhancement. This previously unknown contribution is due to a long-distance light-by-light scattering amplitude. Taking an effective field theory approach, and using the Euler-Heisenberg Lagrangian, we find Δg=(απ)2(Zα)556π135lnZα\Delta g = -\left( \frac{\alpha}{\pi} \right)^2\left(Z\alpha\right)^5 \frac{56 \pi}{135}\ln Z\alpha.

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@article{arxiv.2008.07550,
  title  = {Logarithmically enhanced Euler-Heisenberg Lagrangian contribution to the electron gyromagnetic factor},
  author = {Andrzej Czarnecki and Jan Piclum and Robert Szafron},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.07550},
  year   = {2020}
}

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5 pages, 3 figures

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