title: Model-independent analysis of muon g(mu) - 2.
abstract: We consider possible physics beyond the standard model that could account for the large recently reported [Muon g-2 Collaboration, H. N. Brown et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 2227 (2001)] effect in g(mu)-2. If the underlying theory can be treated perturbatively, then the only possibilities are models that contain particles that yield "direct" contributions, e.g., supersymmetric models, models with unexpectedly light leptoquarks, or with a rather exotic heavy vector boson. If the underlying theory involves strong interactions, as in technicolor models, then the discrepancy could be accounted for by a variety of mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48019-1120, USA.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Einhorn
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wudka