Quantum Kinetic Theory of Plasmas

Brodin, Gert; Zamanian, Jens

doi:10.48550/arxiv.2111.00994

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“…The link to plasma physics can S(x, y) = i iD − m be established via e.g. kinetic theory with more information to be found in the recent reviews [95,96], also [97] and references therein. Intense background fields occur in many contexts.…”

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Advances in QED with intense background fields

Fedotov¹,

Ilderton²,

Karbstein³

et al. 2022

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Upcoming and planned experiments combining increasingly intense lasers and energetic particle beams will access new regimes of nonlinear, relativistic, quantum effects. This improved experimental capability has driven substantial progress in QED in intense background fields. We review here the advances made during the last decade, with a focus on theory and phenomenology. As ever higher intensities are reached, it becomes necessary to consider processes at higher orders in both the number of scattered particles and the number of loops, and to account for non-perturbative physics (e.g. the Schwinger effect), with extreme intensities requiring resummation of the loop expansion. In addition to increased intensity, experiments will reach higher accuracy, and these improvements are being matched by developments in theory such as in approximation frameworks, the description of finite-size effects, and the range of physical phenomena analysed. Topics on which there has been substantial progress include: radiation reaction, spin and polarisation, nonlinear quantum vacuum effects and connections to other fields including physics beyond the Standard Model.

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Section: Outline and Scope Of The Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Advances in QED with intense background fields

Fedotov¹,

Ilderton²,

Karbstein³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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“…But (104) also works for ξ ∼ 1 as long as χ ≪ 1. The same method can be used for more complicated processes, like trident [34], where both the direct and exchange terms, P dir and P ex , have a very similar form as in (104). By expanding these in 1/ξ , one finds, to leading order in 1/ξ , P ex ≈ c ex ξ e −16/(3χ) , while 3χ) , where the c's are independent of ξ .…”

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confidence: 97%

“…The link to plasma physics can be established via e.g. kinetic theory with more information to be found in the recent reviews [103,104], also [105] and references therein. Intense background fields occur in many contexts.…”

Section: Outline and Scope Of The Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%