The role of mesons in muon g − 2

The muon anomaly aμ=(gμ-2)/2 showing a persisting 3 to 4 σ deviation between the SM prediction and the experiment is one of the most promising signals for physics beyond the SM. As is well known, the hadronic uncertainties are limiting the accuracy of the Standard Model prediction. Therefore a big effort is going on to improve the evaluations of hadronic effects in order to keep up with the 4-fold improved precision expected from the new Fermilab measurement in the near future. A novel complementary type experiment planned at J-PARC in Japan, operating with ultra cold muons, is expected to be able to achieve the same accuracy but with completely different systematics. So exciting times in searching for New Physics are under way. I discuss the role of meson physics in calculations of the hadronic part of the muon g-2. The improvement is expected to substantiate the present deviation $\Delta a_\mu ^{{\rm{New}}\,{\rm{physics}}} = \Delta a_\mu ^{{\rm{Experiment}}} - \Delta a_\mu ^{{\rm{Standard Model}}}$ to a 6 to 10 standard deviation effect, provided hadronic uncertainties can be reduce by a factor two. This concerns the hadronic vacuum polarization as well as the hadronic light-by-light scattering contributions, both to a large extent determined by the low lying meson spectrum. Better meson production data and progress in modeling meson form factors could greatly help to improve the precision and reliability of the SM prediction of aμ and thereby provide more information on what is missing in the SM.

The Effect of Cognitive Control on Different Types of Auditory Distraction

Deviant as well as changing auditory distractors interfere with short-term memory. According to the duplex model of auditory distraction, the deviation effect is caused by a shift of attention while the changing-state effect is due to obligatory order processing. This theory predicts that foreknowledge should reduce the deviation effect, but should have no effect on the changing-state effect. We compared the effect of foreknowledge on the two phenomena directly within the same experiment. In a pilot study, specific foreknowledge was impotent in reducing either the changing-state effect or the deviation effect, but it reduced disruption by sentential speech, suggesting that the effects of foreknowledge on auditory distraction may increase with the complexity of the stimulus material. Given the unexpected nature of this finding, we tested whether the same finding would be obtained in (a) a direct preregistered replication in Germany and (b) an additional replication with translated stimulus materials in Sweden.

Finite Element Analysis of Axis Deviation between Rivet and Plate Hole

The riveting joint is the main connection method in aircraft assembly. There are some kind of rivets, such as slug rivet and protruding rivet, that riveting quality will be impacted while rivets axis are not coincident with the plate holes axis. By using the finite element method with ABAQUS software, this paper built the 3D riveting joint structure of finite element, and analyzed the axis deviation effect on the deformation, stress and strain of riveting. Through statistical data, the relationship among axis deviation value, deformation, stress and strain of rivet are built.