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joecoss
Jan30-04, 01:19 PM
Has the value of the Magnetic Momentic of the Tauon been determined experimentally in Units of Joules/Tesla? I have seen these values for the Electron and Muon. Thanks.

Orion1
Feb4-04, 01:10 AM
Bohr Magneton:
\mu = \frac{q \hbar}{2m}

The value of the magneton is mass and charge dependent for any nuclear particle, however I prefer the energy and charge dependent equasion version:

\mu = \frac{q \hbar c^2}{2E}

Lepton Magneton Moments:
\mu_\beta = 9.274*10^-24 J*T^-1
\mu_\mu = 4.483*10^-26 J*T^-1
\mu_\tau = 2.656*10^-27 J*T^-1

Due to the extremely short Tau lifetime ~<4*10^-13 s, this makes an experimental measurement extremely difficult and unlikely to disagree with this theory with any great uncertainty.