Ebook: Electroweak Processes in External Electromagnetic Fields
- Tags: Elementary Particles Quantum Field Theory, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields Laser Matter Interaction, Plasma Physics
- Series: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 197
- Year: 2004
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book explores the intersection of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology known as astroparticle physics. Extreme electromagnetic conditions present in puslars and other stars allow for investigations of the role of quantum processes in the dynamics of astrophysical objects and in the early Universe. Based in part on the authors' own work, this book systematically describes several methods of calculation of the effects of strong electromagnetic fields in quantum processes using analytical solutions of the Dirac equation and Feynmann diagrams at both the loop and tree levels. The consideration is emphasized at the two limiting cases: the case of a very strong magnetic field, and the case of a crossed field. The presentation will appeal to graduate students of theoretical physics with prior understanding of Quantum Field Theory (QFT) and the Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions, as well as specialists in QFT wishing to know more about the problems of quantum phenomena in external electomagnetic fields.
This book explores the intersection of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology known as astroparticle physics. Extreme electromagnetic conditions present in puslars and other stars allow for investigations of the role of quantum processes in the dynamics of astrophysical objects and in the early Universe. Based in part on the authors' own work, this book systematically describes several methods of calculation of the effects of strong electromagnetic fields in quantum processes using analytical solutions of the Dirac equation and Feynmann diagrams at both the loop and tree levels. The consideration is emphasized at the two limiting cases: the case of a very strong magnetic field, and the case of a crossed field. The presentation will appeal to graduate students of theoretical physics with prior understanding of Quantum Field Theory (QFT) and the Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions, as well as specialists in QFT wishing to know more about the problems of quantum phenomena in external electomagnetic fields.
This book explores the intersection of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology known as astroparticle physics. Extreme electromagnetic conditions present in puslars and other stars allow for investigations of the role of quantum processes in the dynamics of astrophysical objects and in the early Universe. Based in part on the authors' own work, this book systematically describes several methods of calculation of the effects of strong electromagnetic fields in quantum processes using analytical solutions of the Dirac equation and Feynmann diagrams at both the loop and tree levels. The consideration is emphasized at the two limiting cases: the case of a very strong magnetic field, and the case of a crossed field. The presentation will appeal to graduate students of theoretical physics with prior understanding of Quantum Field Theory (QFT) and the Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions, as well as specialists in QFT wishing to know more about the problems of quantum phenomena in external electomagnetic fields.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Solutions of the Dirac Equation in an External Electromagnetic Field....Pages 7-13
Fermion Propagator in an External Electromagnetic Field....Pages 15-20
Generalized Two-Point Loop Amplitude $ j to fbar f to j' $ in an External Electromagnetic Field....Pages 21-35
Tree-Level Quantum Processes in an External Field....Pages 37-73
Loop-Level Quantum Processes in an External Electromagnetic Field....Pages 75-112
Back Matter....Pages 113-120
This book explores the intersection of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology known as astroparticle physics. Extreme electromagnetic conditions present in puslars and other stars allow for investigations of the role of quantum processes in the dynamics of astrophysical objects and in the early Universe. Based in part on the authors' own work, this book systematically describes several methods of calculation of the effects of strong electromagnetic fields in quantum processes using analytical solutions of the Dirac equation and Feynmann diagrams at both the loop and tree levels. The consideration is emphasized at the two limiting cases: the case of a very strong magnetic field, and the case of a crossed field. The presentation will appeal to graduate students of theoretical physics with prior understanding of Quantum Field Theory (QFT) and the Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions, as well as specialists in QFT wishing to know more about the problems of quantum phenomena in external electomagnetic fields.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Solutions of the Dirac Equation in an External Electromagnetic Field....Pages 7-13
Fermion Propagator in an External Electromagnetic Field....Pages 15-20
Generalized Two-Point Loop Amplitude $ j to fbar f to j' $ in an External Electromagnetic Field....Pages 21-35
Tree-Level Quantum Processes in an External Field....Pages 37-73
Loop-Level Quantum Processes in an External Electromagnetic Field....Pages 75-112
Back Matter....Pages 113-120
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