What does the Muon g-2 experiment tell us?

The Muon g-2 experiment announced one of the most tantalizing physics measurements in over a decade. It is possible that the measurement tells us that our theoretical calculation is missing some new physical phenomena. It is also possible that a new theoretical prediction points to the possibility that measurement and prediction basically agree. In this exciting video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln gives you an insider’s perspective.

Playlist describing the Fermilab Muon g-2 experiment
   • Muon g-2  

Videos about Quantum Electrodynamics

Quantum Field Theory
   • Quantum Field Theory  

Feynman Diagrams
   • Feynman diagrams  

Theoretical Physics: Insider’s Tricks
   • Theoretical physics: insider's tricks  

Quantum electrodynamics: Theory
   • Quantum electrodynamics: theory  

QED: experimental evidence
   • QED: experimental evidence  

The physics of g-2
   • The physics of g-2  

Nature papers on lattice QCD

Leading hadronic contribution to the muon magnetic moment from lattice QCD
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158... (subscription required)

Is the standard model broken? Physicists cheer major muon result
https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158... (commentary, no subscription required)

Fermilab experimental paper on the muon magnetic moment

Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 0.46 ppm
https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract... (technical paper)

Muon’s Escalating Challenge to the Standard Model
https://physics.aps.org/articles/v14/54 (popular science article)

Fermilab press release:
https://news.fnal.gov/2021/04/first-r...

Fermilab physics 101:
https://www.fnal.gov/pub/science/part...

Fermilab home page:
https://fnal.gov