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The anomalous magnetic moment of the muon and related topics

Il momenta magnetico anomalo del muone e argomenti attinenti

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The anomalous magnetic moment of the muon has been measured in three CERN experiments with increasing precisions, from 1959 to 1977. In this article the theoretical and experimental results are reviewed. A brief presentation of a new experiment in preparation at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (U.S.) is given. A review of high precision tests of Quantum Electrodynamics is briefly presented.

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Il momento magnetico anomalo del muone e stato misurato con crescente precisione ai CERN dal 1959 al 1977. In questo articolo si riassumono le previsioni teoriche e i risultati sperimentali. Un nuovo esperimento è in preparazione negli Stati Uniti nel Laboratorio Nazionale di Brookhaven (Long Island). Si esaminano alcuni espenmenti di grande precisione che verificano la teoria dell’elettrodinamica quantistica.

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Picasso, E. The anomalous magnetic moment of the muon and related topics. Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei 7, 209–241 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03001803

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