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arxiv: hep-ph/9904478 · v2 · submitted 1999-04-28 · ✦ hep-ph · physics.atom-ph

alpha² corrections to parapositronium decay

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keywords correctionsalphadecayp-psparapositroniumphotonscontraryearlier
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Two-loop QED corrections to the decay rate of parapositronium (p-Ps) into two photons are presented. We find Gamma(p-Ps --> 2 photons) = 7989.64(2)/microsec. The non-logarithmic O(alpha^2) corrections turn out to be small, contrary to some earlier estimates. We speculate that the so-called ``orthopositronium lifetime puzzle'' will not likely be solved by large QED corrections.

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