Published September 25, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Three-Loop Radiative-Recoil Corrections to Hyperfine Splitting in Muonium: Diagrams with Polarization Loops

  • 1. D. I. Mendeleev Institute of Metrology, St. Petersburg 190005 (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506 (United States)

Description

We consider three-loop radiative-recoil corrections to hyperfine splitting in muonium generated by the diagrams with electron and muon vacuum polarizations. We calculate single-logarithmic and nonlogarithmic contributions of order α3(m/M)EF generated by gauge invariant sets of diagrams with electron and muon polarization insertions in the electron and muon factors. Combining these corrections with the older results, we obtain total contribution to hyperfine splitting generated by all diagrams with electron and muon polarization loops. The calculation of this contribution completes an important stage in the implementation of the program of reduction of the theoretical uncertainty of hyperfine splitting below 10 Hz. The new results improve the theory of hyperfine splitting and affect the value of the electron-muon mass ratio extracted from experimental data on muonium hyperfine splitting.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
103
Journal Issue
13
Journal Page Range
p. 133003-133003.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41101150
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRONS; GAUGE INVARIANCE; MUONIUM; MUONS; POLARIZATION; VACUUM POLARIZATION
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LEPTONS

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