Dynamically assisted Sauter-Schwinger effect — non-perturbative versus perturbative aspects

Abstract The Sauter-Schwinger effect predicts the creation of electron-positron pairs out of the quantum vacuum by a strong and slowly varying electric field. This effect can be dynamically assisted by an additional weaker time-dependent field, which may drastically enhance the pair-creation probabi...

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Main Authors: G. Torgrimsson, C. Schneider, J. Oertel, R. Schützhold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP06(2017)043