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The charged vacuum in over-critical fields

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Rafelski, J; Müller, B; Greiner, W
Published in: Nuclear Physics, Section B
January 21, 1974

The concept of over-critical fields, i.e. fields in which spontaneous, energy-less electron-position pair creation may occur, is discussed. It is shown that only a charged vacuum can be a stable ground state of the overcritical field. The time-dependent treatment confirms previous results for the cross sections for the auto-ionizing positrons. The questions in connection with the classical Dirac wave functions in over-critical fields are extensively discussed in the frame of the self-consistent formulation of QED including the effects of vacuum polarization and self-energy. © 1974.

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Nuclear Physics, Section B

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0550-3213

Publication Date

January 21, 1974

Volume

68

Issue

2

Start / End Page

585 / 604

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 4902 Mathematical physics
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0105 Mathematical Physics
 

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Rafelski, J., Müller, B., & Greiner, W. (1974). The charged vacuum in over-critical fields. Nuclear Physics, Section B, 68(2), 585–604. https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(74)90333-2
Rafelski, J., B. Müller, and W. Greiner. “The charged vacuum in over-critical fields.” Nuclear Physics, Section B 68, no. 2 (January 21, 1974): 585–604. https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(74)90333-2.
Rafelski J, Müller B, Greiner W. The charged vacuum in over-critical fields. Nuclear Physics, Section B. 1974 Jan 21;68(2):585–604.
Rafelski, J., et al. “The charged vacuum in over-critical fields.” Nuclear Physics, Section B, vol. 68, no. 2, Jan. 1974, pp. 585–604. Scopus, doi:10.1016/0550-3213(74)90333-2.
Rafelski J, Müller B, Greiner W. The charged vacuum in over-critical fields. Nuclear Physics, Section B. 1974 Jan 21;68(2):585–604.
Journal cover image

Published In

Nuclear Physics, Section B

DOI

ISSN

0550-3213

Publication Date

January 21, 1974

Volume

68

Issue

2

Start / End Page

585 / 604

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 4902 Mathematical physics
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0105 Mathematical Physics