Date: Wednesday 26th May 2004
Title: Testing the SM at highest precision: g-2 of the muon and alpha_QED(M_Z)
Speaker: Dr Thomas Teubner (Liverpool)
Abstract
The anomalous magnetic moment of the muon is discussed,
paying particular attention to the evaluation of the hadronic
contributions. Confronted with the latest measurement from BNL, the
Standard Model prediction currently shows a 2.7 sigma deviation,
allowing -- but at the same time constraining -- new physics. I also
present a new result for alpha_QED(M_Z) which influences the indirect
determination of the Higgs mass from fits of electroweak precision
observables.