PAIR PRODUCTION IN A STRONG ELECTRIC-FIELD

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作者
KLUGER, Y [1 ]
EISENBERG, JM [1 ]
SVETITSKY, B [1 ]
COOPER, F [1 ]
MOTTOLA, E [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ALAMOS SCI LAB,DIV THEORET,LOS ALAMOS,NM 87545
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.2427
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We investigate the mechanism of pair creation in scalar QED from spatially homogeneous strong electric fields in 1 + 1 dimensions. Solution of the semiclassical field equations shows particle creation followed by plasma oscillations. We compare our results with a model based on a relativistic Boltzmann-Vlasov equation with a pair-creation source term related to the Schwinger mechanism. The time evolution of the electric field and the current obtained from the Boltzmann-Vlasov model is surprisingly similar to that found in the semiclassical calculation.
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页码:2427 / 2430
页数:4
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