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Vacuum polarization corrections to $\mu^+\mu^-$ spectrum
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The energy levels of the $n=1$ and $n=2$ bound states of the $\mu^+\mu^-$ atom (true muonium) are calculated starting from a previously derived potential that correctly describes positronium to order $\alpha^5$. All electron vacuum polarization corrections on the true muonium levels are computed to the same $\alpha^5$ order and a few of order $\alpha^6$ are examined to get a sense of size of these contributions. Additional order $\alpha^6$ contributions from the two photon and three photon annihilation processes are included in the evaluation of the ground state ($1^3S_1-1^1S_0$) hyperfine splitting.<br />Comment: 8 pages, 2 Tables, additional contributions and references
- Subjects :
- High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1804.05073
- Document Type :
- Working Paper