Electron g-2 in Light-front Quantization

Zhao, Xingbo; Honkanen, Heli; Maris, Pieter; Vary, James P.; Brodsky, Stanley J.

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2014.08.020

Title: Electron g-2 in Light-front Quantization

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In this study, basis Light-front Quantization has been proposed as a nonperturbative framework for solving quantum field theory. We apply this approach to Quantum Electrodynamics and explicitly solve for the light-front wave function of a physical electron. Based on the resulting light-front wave function, we evaluate the electron anomalous magnetic moment. Nonperturbative mass renormalization is performed. Upon extrapolation to the infinite basis limit our numerical results agree with the Schwinger result obtained in perturbation theory to an accuracy of 0.06%.

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Zhao, Xingbo; Honkanen, Heli; Maris, Pieter; Vary, James P.;

Publication Date:: Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

Research Org.:: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1227770

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1122509

Report Number(s):: SLAC-PUB-15759
Journal ID: ISSN 0370-2693; S0370269314005875; PII: S0370269314005875

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-87ER40371; DESC0008485 (SciDAC-3/NUCLEI); FG02-93ER40771; AC02-76SF00515; AC02-05CH11231; SC0008485 (SciDAC-3/NUCLEI); PHY-0904782

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Physics Letters B

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Physics Letters B Journal Volume: 737 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0370-2693

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

Subject:: 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; HEPTH

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                    Zhao, Xingbo, Honkanen, Heli, Maris, Pieter, Vary, James P., and Brodsky, Stanley J. Electron g-2 in Light-front Quantization.  Netherlands: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Zhao, Xingbo, Honkanen, Heli, Maris, Pieter, Vary, James P., & Brodsky, Stanley J. Electron g-2 in Light-front Quantization.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2014.08.020

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                    Zhao, Xingbo, Honkanen, Heli, Maris, Pieter, Vary, James P., and Brodsky, Stanley J. Wed .  
"Electron g-2 in Light-front Quantization".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2014.08.020.

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@article{osti_1227770,

  title        = {Electron g-2 in Light-front Quantization},

  author       = {Zhao, Xingbo and Honkanen, Heli and Maris, Pieter and Vary, James P. and Brodsky, Stanley J.},

  abstractNote = {In this study, basis Light-front Quantization has been proposed as a nonperturbative framework for solving quantum field theory. We apply this approach to Quantum Electrodynamics and explicitly solve for the light-front wave function of a physical electron. Based on the resulting light-front wave function, we evaluate the electron anomalous magnetic moment. Nonperturbative mass renormalization is performed. Upon extrapolation to the infinite basis limit our numerical results agree with the Schwinger result obtained in perturbation theory to an accuracy of 0.06%.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.physletb.2014.08.020},

  journal      = {Physics Letters B},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 737,

  place        = {Netherlands},

  year         = {Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014},

  month        = {Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014}

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