Representation of the calculation of the hadronic vacuum polarization effect on muon magnetism (IMAGE)
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Representation of the calculation of the hadronic vacuum polarization effect on muon magnetism. The muon (μ) spins like a top, turning into a tiny magnet surrounded by a magnetic field. It follows a trajectory along which it interacts with the magnet from the "muon g-2" experiment, as well as with virtual particles from the quantum vacuum state. Thus, it polarizes the hadronic vacuum, leading to modification of its magnetic moment. The background of 0s and 1s, along with the square tiling, represent the supercomputer calculation, which is one of the approaches described here.
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