Schwinger mechanism revisited

In this article, we review recent theoretical works on the Schwinger mechanism of particle production in external electrical fields. Although the non-perturbative Schwinger mechanism is at the center of this discussion, many of the approaches that we discuss can cope with general time and space depe...

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Hauptverfasser: Gelis, François (VerfasserIn) , Tanji, Naoto (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: March 2016
In: Progress in particle and nuclear physics
Year: 2016, Jahrgang: 87, Pages: 1-49
ISSN:0146-6410
DOI:10.1016/j.ppnp.2015.11.001
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppnp.2015.11.001
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0146641015001106
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Verfasserangaben:François Gelis, Naoto Tanji
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Zusammenfassung:In this article, we review recent theoretical works on the Schwinger mechanism of particle production in external electrical fields. Although the non-perturbative Schwinger mechanism is at the center of this discussion, many of the approaches that we discuss can cope with general time and space dependent fields, and therefore also capture the perturbative contributions to particle production.
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ISSN:0146-6410
DOI:10.1016/j.ppnp.2015.11.001