The anomalous magnetic moment of the electron

Contemporary Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 437-452

  Vogel, M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bound state QED; Electron magnetic moment; Fundamental constants; G factor; Magnetic moment anomaly; Stern Gerlach effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650242998     PISSN: 00107514     EISSN: 13665812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00107510902765239     Document Type: Article

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