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Martin Hoferichter, Peter Stoffer, Maximilian Zillinger

Physical Review Letters · 2025

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Summary

This theoretical physics paper presents a complete dispersive evaluation of the hadronic light-by-light contribution to the muon's anomalous magnetic moment, a critical Standard Model prediction. Using recent advances in axial-vector transition form factors and short-distance constraints, the authors reconstruct the HLbL tensor from experimental hadronic matrix elements, achieving a precision result that matches Fermilab's experimental requirements.

UK applicability

This is fundamental theoretical physics research on particle physics constants. It has no direct applicability to UK farming, food systems, soil health, or human nutrition outcomes.

Key measures

Anomalous magnetic moment of the muon from hadronic light-by-light scattering (aμ^HLbL = 101.9 (7.9) × 10⁻¹¹)

Outcomes reported

The study calculated the hadronic light-by-light scattering contribution to the muon's anomalous magnetic moment using dispersive formalism. The result obtained (101.9 ± 7.9 × 10⁻¹¹) achieves the precision required to match the final Fermilab experimental measurement.

Theme
General food systems / other
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Research
Study design
Theoretical calculation
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
System type
Laboratory / in vitro
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.134.061902
Catalogue ID
SNmotmrgcd-d9rxb5

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