Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Lattice
Scientific paper
2006-08-18
Phys.Rev.D75:114502,2007
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Lattice
44 pages, 4 tables, 17 figures, more discussion on matching the chpt calculation to lattice calculation, typos corrected, refs
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.75.114502
We present a lattice calculation of the hadronic vacuum polarization and the lowest-order hadronic contribution to the muon anomalous magnetic moment, a_\mu = (g-2)/2, using 2+1 flavors of improved staggered fermions. A precise fit to the low-q^2 region of the vacuum polarization is necessary to accurately extract the muon g-2. To obtain this fit, we use staggered chiral perturbation theory, including the vector particles as resonances, and compare these to polynomial fits to the lattice data. We discuss the fit results and associated systematic uncertainties, paying particular attention to the relative contributions of the pions and vector mesons. Using a single lattice spacing ensemble (a=0.086 fm), light quark masses as small as roughly one-tenth the strange quark mass, and volumes as large as (3.4 fm)^3, we find a_\mu^{HLO} = (713 \pm 15) \times 10^{-10} and (748 \pm 21) \times 10^{-10} where the error is statistical only and the two values correspond to linear and quadratic extrapolations in the light quark mass, respectively. Considering systematic uncertainties not eliminated in this study, we view this as agreement with the current best calculations using the experimental cross section for e^+e^- annihilation to hadrons, 692.4 (5.9) (2.4)\times 10^{-10}, and including the experimental decay rate of the tau lepton to hadrons, 711.0 (5.0) (0.8)(2.8)\times 10^{-10}. We discuss several ways to improve the current lattice calculation.
Aubin Christopher
Blum Tom
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