Positronium contribution to the electron g-2

Abstract

The contribution of positronium to the electron $g$-2 ($a_e$) has been computed in Ref. [1] and found to be of the same order of $α$ as that of five-loop perturbative QED. We confirm this result and correct a few errors in its first derivation. As recently calculated in Ref. [2], a continuum nonperturbative contribution to $a_e$ cancels one-half of the positronium one. We show by explicit calculation that the remaining half is already included in the five-loop perturbative result. We also show that it arises from the class I(i) of five-loop diagrams containing only one closed electron loop.

6 pages, 2 figures; v2: section 3 added, conclusions changed; v3: version published in PRD