Quantum Physics

   

Anomalies, the Fine-Structure Constant and the Proton Radius

Authors: Jean Louis Van Belle

This article discusses the concept of g-factors and anomalies in the context of the ring current or Zitterbewegung model of elementary particles. We suggest the anomalies are not anomalies at all. We think that the assumption that the pointlike zbw charge has no dimension or structure whatsoever is bound to yield these so-called anomalies between our measurements (mainly of the charge radius and the magnetic moment) and the nice theories we have about the structure of elementary particles. We illustrate the theory using the classical calculations for the electron. We then discuss the results of the 2019 PRad experiment, which yielded a point estimate of about 0.831 fm. While this value differs only slightly from the 0.841 value that was measured by Pohl (2010) and Antognini (2013), we think the PRad value is very interesting, because it is very consistent with the anomalies (radius as well as magnetic moment) one can calculate. We think it confirms that the PRad measurement is very solid.

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