Non-Markovian effects in strong-field pair creation
Sebastian M. Schmidt,David Blaschke,Gerd Röpke,Alexander V. Prozorkevich,Stanislav A. Smolyansky,V. D. Toneev +5 more
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In this paper, a quantum kinetic equation describing both boson and fermion pair production was analyzed and the solution of the non-Markovian kinetic equation was explored analytically and numerically.Abstract:
We analyze a quantum kinetic equation describing both boson and fermion pair production and explore analytically and numerically the solution of the non-Markovian kinetic equation. In the low density limit of the kinetic equation we find an analytical solution for the single particle distribution function of bosons and fermions. The numerical investigation for a homogeneous, constant electric field shows an enhancement (bosons) or a suppression (fermions) of the pair creation rate according to the symmetry character of the produced particles. For strong fields non-Markovian effects are important while they disappear for weak fields. Hence it is sufficient to apply the low density limit for weak fields but necessary to take into account memory effects for strong fields.read more
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors deal with phenomena that occur in the presence of strong electromagnetic fields, where the behavior of electrons (or positrons) under the influence of weak perturbations is considered.
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A Quantum Kinetic Equation for Particle Production in the Schwinger Mechanism
Sebastian M. Schmidt,David Blaschke,Gerd Röpke,Stanislav A. Smolyansky,Alexander V. Prozorkevich,V. D. Toneev +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a quantum kinetic equation is derived for the description of pair production in a time-dependent homogeneous electric field E(t), where the Schwinger mechanism for particle creation is incorporated.
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A quantum kinetic equation for particle production in the Schwinger mechanism
Sebastian M. Schmidt,David Blaschke,Gerd Röpke,Stanislav A. Smolyansky,Alexander V. Prozorkevich,V. D. Toneev +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a quantum kinetic equation for pair production in a time-dependent homogeneous electric field was derived, where the Schwinger mechanism for particle creation was incorporated as a source term and the main result was a kinetic equation of non-Markovian character.