Ebook: The Electron: New Theory and Experiment

techniques, and raises new issues of physical interpretation as well as possibilities for deepening the theory. (3) Barut contributes a comprehensive review of his own ambitious program in electron theory and quantum electrodynamics. Barut's work is rich with ingenious ideas, and the interest it provokes among other theorists can be seen in the cri tique by Grandy. Cooperstock takes a much different approach to nonlinear field-electron coupling which leads him to conclusions about the size of the electron. (4) Capri and Bandrauk work within the standard framework of quantum electrodynamics. Bandrauk presents a valuable review of his theoretical approach to the striking new photoelectric phenomena in high intensity laser experiments. (5) Jung proposes a theory to merge the ideas of free-free transitions and of scattering chaos, which is becoming increasingly important in the theoretical analysis of nonlinear optical phenomena. For the last half century the properties of electrons have been probed primarily by scattering experiments at ever higher energies. Recently, however, two powerful new experimental techniques have emerged capable of giving alternative experimental views of the electron. We refer to (1) the confinement of single electrons for long term study, and (2) the interaction of electrons with high intensity laser fields. Articles by outstanding practitioners of both techniques are included in Part II of these Proceedings. The precision experiments on trapped electrons by the Washington group quoted above have already led to a Nobel prize for the most accurate measurements of the electron magnetic moment.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Scattering of Light by Free Electrons as a Test of Quantum Theory....Pages 1-20
Zitterbewegung in Radiative Processes....Pages 21-36
Charged Particles at Potential Steps....Pages 37-48
New Solutions of the Dirac Equation for Central Fields....Pages 49-81
The Role of the Duality Rotation in the Dirac Theory. Comparison between the Darwin and the Kr?ger Solutions for the Central Potential Problem....Pages 83-104
Brief History and Recent Developments in Electron Theory and Quantumelectrodynamics....Pages 105-148
The Explicit Nonlinearity of Quantum Electrodynamics....Pages 149-164
On the Mathematical Procedures of Selffield Quantumelectrodynamics....Pages 165-169
Non-Linear Gauge Invariant Field Theories of the Electron and Other Elementary Particles....Pages 171-181
How to Identify an Electron in an External Field....Pages 183-189
The Electron and the Dressed Molecule....Pages 191-217
Scattering Chaos in the Harmonically Driven Morse System....Pages 219-238
Experiments with Single Electrons....Pages 239-293
Experiments on the Interaction of Intense Fields with Electrons....Pages 295-310
Ionization in Linearly and Circularly Polarized Microwave Fields....Pages 311-320
Multiple Harmonic Generation in Rare Gases at High Laser Intensity....Pages 321-332
Absorption and Emission of Radiation During Electron Excitation of Atoms....Pages 333-339
Penning Ionization in Intense Laser Fields....Pages 341-351
Microwave Ionization of H Atoms: Experiments in Classical and Quantal Dynamics....Pages 353-390
Back Matter....Pages 391-403

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Scattering of Light by Free Electrons as a Test of Quantum Theory....Pages 1-20
Zitterbewegung in Radiative Processes....Pages 21-36
Charged Particles at Potential Steps....Pages 37-48
New Solutions of the Dirac Equation for Central Fields....Pages 49-81
The Role of the Duality Rotation in the Dirac Theory. Comparison between the Darwin and the Kr?ger Solutions for the Central Potential Problem....Pages 83-104
Brief History and Recent Developments in Electron Theory and Quantumelectrodynamics....Pages 105-148
The Explicit Nonlinearity of Quantum Electrodynamics....Pages 149-164
On the Mathematical Procedures of Selffield Quantumelectrodynamics....Pages 165-169
Non-Linear Gauge Invariant Field Theories of the Electron and Other Elementary Particles....Pages 171-181
How to Identify an Electron in an External Field....Pages 183-189
The Electron and the Dressed Molecule....Pages 191-217
Scattering Chaos in the Harmonically Driven Morse System....Pages 219-238
Experiments with Single Electrons....Pages 239-293
Experiments on the Interaction of Intense Fields with Electrons....Pages 295-310
Ionization in Linearly and Circularly Polarized Microwave Fields....Pages 311-320
Multiple Harmonic Generation in Rare Gases at High Laser Intensity....Pages 321-332
Absorption and Emission of Radiation During Electron Excitation of Atoms....Pages 333-339
Penning Ionization in Intense Laser Fields....Pages 341-351
Microwave Ionization of H Atoms: Experiments in Classical and Quantal Dynamics....Pages 353-390
Back Matter....Pages 391-403
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