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Electron Magnetic Moment Anomaly

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1947

Polykarp Kusch1947

New York · Science / Physics

Measures a deviation of the electron magnetic moment from the simplest Dirac prediction, providing another key test for quantum electrodynamics.

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Polykarp Kusch

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