Hadronic Light-by-Light Scattering Contribution to the Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment

TL;DR

This paper reviews the theoretical calculations of the hadronic light-by-light scattering contribution to the muon anomalous magnetic moment, discussing various approaches, constraints, and uncertainties to provide an updated estimate.

Contribution

It offers a comprehensive review of different models and issues in calculating the HLbL contribution, resulting in a refined estimate with error analysis.

Findings

Estimated HLbL contribution: (10.5 ± 2.6)×10^{-10}

Discussion of OPE constraints and chiral symmetry breaking

Comparison of different theoretical approaches

Abstract

We review the current status of theoretical calculations of the hadronic light-by-light scattering contribution to the muon anomalous magnetic moment. Different approaches and related issues such as OPE constraints and large breaking of chiral symmetry are discussed. Combining results of different models with educated guesses on the errors we come to the estimate $$a^{\rm HLbL}=(10.5\pm 2.6)\times 10^{-10}.$$ The text is prepared as a contribution to the {\it Glasgow White Paper on the present status of the Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment}.