Ebook: Quantum Electrodynamics of Strong Fields

The NATO Advanced Study Institute on Quantum Electrodynamics of Strong Fields was held at Lahnstein on the Rhine from 15-26 June, 1981. The school was devoted to the advances, theoretical and exper­ imental, in the physics of strong fields made during the past decade. The topic of the first week was almost exclusively quantum electrodynamics, with discussions of symmetry breaking in the ground state, of the physics of heavy ion collisions and of precision tests of perturbative quantum electrodynamics. This was followed in the second week by the presentation of a broad range of other areas where strong fields occur, reaching from nuclear physics over quantum chromodynamics to gravitation theory and astrophysics. We were fortunate to be able to call on a body of lecturers who not only have made considerable personal contributions to these advances but who are also noted for their lecturing skills. Their dedication for their subject was readily transmitted to the stu­ dents resulting in a very successful school. This enthusiasm is also reflected in their contributions to these Proceedings which, as I believe, will in time become a standard source of reference for future work on the physics of strong fields and will help to spread the benefits of the school to a larger audience than those who were able to attend. I regret that the Soviet colleagues Ya. B. Zeldovich and V. S. Popov were unable to participate.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Opening Remarks....Pages 1-23
The Status of Quantum Electrodynamical Precision — Theoretical Points of View....Pages 25-40
Quantum Electrodynamics of Strong Fields....Pages 41-75
Atomic Collisions with Sticky Nuclei....Pages 77-106
Positrons from Heavy Ion Collisions-Experiments at the UNILAC....Pages 107-133
Heavy Ion Collision Induced Characteristic X-Ray Production — Cross Section Experiments....Pages 135-154
Experiments on the Excitation of the Innermost Electrons in Extremely Strong Fields....Pages 155-178
Systematics and Discussion of Ionization Probability Measurements....Pages 179-194
Theory of Positron Creation in Supercritical Quasimolecules....Pages 195-231
Spectroscopy of Superheavy Quasimolecules....Pages 233-272
Search for Spontaneous Positron Production in Heavy-Ion Collisions....Pages 273-292
Pair Creation in Heavy Ion-Atom Collisions....Pages 293-316
?-Ray Spectroscopy of Quasi-Atoms....Pages 317-333
2p? Molecular Orbital Raditation of Colliding Atoms: Dynamical-Model Predictions Versus Experimental Data....Pages 335-358
Continuum X-Ray Emission in Adiabatic Heavy Ion-Atom Collisions....Pages 359-382
Density Functional Approach to the Relativistic Many Body Problem....Pages 383-412
Experimental Tests of QED and Electroweak Theories in e+e? Annihilations at PETRA....Pages 413-439
The Muon (g — 2) Experiments at CERN....Pages 441-462
Electron-Electron Correlation in Highly Charged Atoms....Pages 463-487
Variational Method for the Time-Dependent Dirac Equation....Pages 489-502
Radiative Corrections in Strong Fields....Pages 503-520
The Description of Excitation Processes in Ion-Atom Collisions....Pages 521-537
Particle Condensates in Strongly Coupled Quantum Field Theory....Pages 539-582
Non-Perturbative Approach to the Long Distance Behavior of Yang-Mills Theory and the Problem of Quark Confinement in QCD....Pages 583-634
Pion Condensation....Pages 635-649
Classical Solutions of Yang-Mills-Theory....Pages 651-657
Particles in Strong Periodic Fields....Pages 659-668
Precision Laser Spectroscopy of Hydrogen....Pages 669-684
Non-Linear Vacuum Polarization in Strong Fields....Pages 685-700
Does Pion Condensation Prevent Pion Condensation?....Pages 701-735
Short-Range Nucleon-Nucleon Interaction and QCD Potential Models....Pages 737-744
Quark Interchange in Bag-Model QCD....Pages 745-753
Nonperturbative Treatment of Magnetic Interactions at Short Distances and a Simple Magnetic Model of Matter....Pages 755-781
Strong Magnetic Fields....Pages 783-788
Particle Production by the Gravitational Field....Pages 789-815
Confining the Aether....Pages 817-827
Early Germs of Quantum Field Theory in the History of Quantum Physics....Pages 829-836
Summary Talk: Theoretical....Pages 837-851
Summary: Experimental Aspects....Pages 853-892
Back Matter....Pages 893-902

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Opening Remarks....Pages 1-23
The Status of Quantum Electrodynamical Precision — Theoretical Points of View....Pages 25-40
Quantum Electrodynamics of Strong Fields....Pages 41-75
Atomic Collisions with Sticky Nuclei....Pages 77-106
Positrons from Heavy Ion Collisions-Experiments at the UNILAC....Pages 107-133
Heavy Ion Collision Induced Characteristic X-Ray Production — Cross Section Experiments....Pages 135-154
Experiments on the Excitation of the Innermost Electrons in Extremely Strong Fields....Pages 155-178
Systematics and Discussion of Ionization Probability Measurements....Pages 179-194
Theory of Positron Creation in Supercritical Quasimolecules....Pages 195-231
Spectroscopy of Superheavy Quasimolecules....Pages 233-272
Search for Spontaneous Positron Production in Heavy-Ion Collisions....Pages 273-292
Pair Creation in Heavy Ion-Atom Collisions....Pages 293-316
?-Ray Spectroscopy of Quasi-Atoms....Pages 317-333
2p? Molecular Orbital Raditation of Colliding Atoms: Dynamical-Model Predictions Versus Experimental Data....Pages 335-358
Continuum X-Ray Emission in Adiabatic Heavy Ion-Atom Collisions....Pages 359-382
Density Functional Approach to the Relativistic Many Body Problem....Pages 383-412
Experimental Tests of QED and Electroweak Theories in e+e? Annihilations at PETRA....Pages 413-439
The Muon (g — 2) Experiments at CERN....Pages 441-462
Electron-Electron Correlation in Highly Charged Atoms....Pages 463-487
Variational Method for the Time-Dependent Dirac Equation....Pages 489-502
Radiative Corrections in Strong Fields....Pages 503-520
The Description of Excitation Processes in Ion-Atom Collisions....Pages 521-537
Particle Condensates in Strongly Coupled Quantum Field Theory....Pages 539-582
Non-Perturbative Approach to the Long Distance Behavior of Yang-Mills Theory and the Problem of Quark Confinement in QCD....Pages 583-634
Pion Condensation....Pages 635-649
Classical Solutions of Yang-Mills-Theory....Pages 651-657
Particles in Strong Periodic Fields....Pages 659-668
Precision Laser Spectroscopy of Hydrogen....Pages 669-684
Non-Linear Vacuum Polarization in Strong Fields....Pages 685-700
Does Pion Condensation Prevent Pion Condensation?....Pages 701-735
Short-Range Nucleon-Nucleon Interaction and QCD Potential Models....Pages 737-744
Quark Interchange in Bag-Model QCD....Pages 745-753
Nonperturbative Treatment of Magnetic Interactions at Short Distances and a Simple Magnetic Model of Matter....Pages 755-781
Strong Magnetic Fields....Pages 783-788
Particle Production by the Gravitational Field....Pages 789-815
Confining the Aether....Pages 817-827
Early Germs of Quantum Field Theory in the History of Quantum Physics....Pages 829-836
Summary Talk: Theoretical....Pages 837-851
Summary: Experimental Aspects....Pages 853-892
Back Matter....Pages 893-902
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