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In the framework of the Dirac equation, the gyromagnetic factor g of the electron is equal to 2. In other words the ratio between the magnetic moment and the spin of the electron is gq/(2m) = q/m, where q and m are the charge and the mass of the particle. When one takes into account the interaction of the electron with the quantized electromagnetic field, one predicts a value of g slightly different from 2. The purpose of this chapter is to study the measurement of the quantity g – 2.
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Basdevant, JL., Dalibard, J. (2000). Measuring the Electron Magnetic Moment Anomaly. In: The Quantum Mechanics Solver. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04277-9_11
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