Publication Date
2006
Journal or Book Title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
Abstract
The “natural” magnetic moment of a particle of spin S is generally assumed to be that given by the Belinfante conjecture and has the gyromagnetic ratio g=1∕S. Thus, for the spin 1∕2 electron we find the Dirac value ge=2. However, in the standard model the charged W-boson, a spin-one particle, is found to have gW+=2. We discuss this result and argue that the natural value for any particle of spin S should be g=2, independent of spin.
Pages
1104-1111
Volume
74
Issue
12
Recommended Citation
Holstein, BR, "How large is the "natural" magnetic moment?" (2006). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 274.
Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/physics_faculty_pubs/274
Comments
This is the pre-published version which is collected from arXiv. The published version is at http://ajp.aapt.org/resource/1/ajpias/v74/i12/p1104_s1