Abstract
We commence the evaluation of the one- and two-loop binding corrections to the g factor for an electron in a hydrogenlike system of order alpha2(Zalpha)5 and consider diagrams with closed fermion loops. The one-loop vacuum-polarization correction is rederived and confirmed. For the two-loop vacuum-polarization correction, due to a specific gauge-invariant set of diagrams with closed fermion loops, we find a correction deltag=7.442(alpha/pi)2(Zalpha)5. Based on the numerical trend of the coefficients inferred from the gauge-invariant subset, we obtain a numerically large tentative estimate for the complete two-loop binding correction to the g factor (sum of self-energy and vacuum polarization).
Recommended Citation
U. D. Jentschura, "Binding Two-Loop Vacuum-Polarization Corrections to the Bound-Electron G Factor," Physical Review A, American Physical Society (APS), Apr 2009.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.79.044501
Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
G-Factor; Relativistic Corrections
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1050-2947; 2469-9926
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2009 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Apr 2009
