ORCID
- B. King: 0000-0003-4489-8468
- T. Heinzl: 0000-0001-8954-1986
Abstract
When exposed to intense electromagnetic fields, the quantum vacuum is expected to exhibit properties of a polarizable medium akin to a weakly nonlinear dielectric material. Various schemes have been proposed to measure such vacuum polarization effects using a combination of high- power lasers. Motivated by several planned experiments, we provide an overview of experimental signatures that have been suggested to confirm this prediction of quantum electrodynamics of real photon–photon scattering.
DOI Link
Publication Date
2016-03-02
Publication Title
High Power Laser Science and Engineering
Volume
4
ISSN
2095-4719
Deposit Date
2026-08-21
Keywords
Heisenberg–Euler, photon–photon scattering, vacuum birefringence, vacuum polarization
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
King, B., & Heinzl, T. (2016) 'Measuring vacuum polarization with high-power lasers', High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 4. Available at: 10.1017/hpl.2016.1
