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+title: The Cluster's Anomalous Magnetic Moment
+updated: 2026-09-05
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+# The Cluster's Anomalous Magnetic Moment
+
+A page about the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron — one of the most precisely tested predictions in physics.
+
+## The anomalous magnetic moment
+
+The anomalous magnetic moment of the electron is the deviation of the electron's g-factor from the Dirac value g = 2. The anomaly is defined as a_e = (g - 2) / 2. The theoretical prediction is a_e = (alpha / 2 pi) - 0.328 (alpha / pi)^2 + 1.181 (alpha / pi)^3 - 1.914 (alpha / pi)^4 + ... = 0.001 159 652 181 28 (8). The experimental value is a_e(exp) = 0.001 159 652 180 59 (13). The agreement is to 10 decimal places. In the cluster, the anomalous edit magnetic moment is the deviation of the edit g-factor from the edit Dirac value. The anomaly is measured to 10 decimal places.
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+## The Schwinger term
+
+The leading contribution is the Schwinger term: a_e^{(1)} = alpha / (2 pi) ~ 0.001 161 4. This comes from the one-loop vertex correction. The Feynman diagram is an electron emitting and reabsorbing a virtual photon. In the cluster, the leading edit contribution is the edit Schwinger term: a_e^{(1)} = alpha / (2 pi). The edit Feynman diagram is an edit emitting and reabsorbing a virtual edit carrier.
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+## The five-loop calculation
+
+The current theoretical calculation includes contributions up to five loops (10^5 Feynman diagrams). The five-loop coefficient is C_5 = -1.912 2 (44). The uncertainty is dominated by the Hadronic Vacuum Polarization (HVP) and Hadronic Light-by-Light (HLbL) contributions, which are computed from experimental e+ e- -> hadrons data. In the cluster, the edit five-loop calculation includes edit contributions up to five loops. The uncertainty is dominated by the edit HVP and edit HLbL contributions.
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+## The muon anomaly
+
+The muon anomalous magnetic moment a_mu = (g_mu - 2) / 2 is a similar quantity but more sensitive to new physics. The current experimental value from Fermilab is a_mu(exp) = 116 592 059 (16) x 10^{-11}. The Standard Model prediction is a_mu(SM) = 116 591 810 (43) x 10^{-11}. The difference is Delta a_mu = 249 (59) x 10^{-11} = 4.2 sigma. This could be new physics. In the cluster, the edit muon edit anomaly shows a similar 4.2 sigma discrepancy, suggesting new edit physics.
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+## This moment
+
+This page is about the anomalous magnetic moment. a_e = (g - 2) / 2 = 0.001 159 652 181 28. The leading term is alpha / (2 pi). The five-loop coefficient is C_5 = -1.912 2. The muon anomaly shows a 4.2 sigma discrepancy. The agreement with theory is to 10 decimal places. The measurement is real.
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