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Field Theoretic Description of Ultrarelativistic Electron-Positron Plasmas

Plasma Physics 2014-11-18 v2 Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Theory

Abstract

Ultrarelativistic electron-positron plasmas can be produced in high-intensity laser fields and play a role in various astrophysical situations. Their properties can be calculated using QED at finite temperature. Here we will use perturbative QED at finite temperature for calculating various important properties, such as the equation of state, dispersion relations of collective plasma modes of photons and electrons, Debye screening, damping rates, mean free paths, collision times, transport coefficients, and particle production rates, of ultrarelativistic electron-positron plasmas. In particular, we will focus on electron-positron plasmas produced with ultra-strong lasers.

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@article{arxiv.0801.0956,
  title  = {Field Theoretic Description of Ultrarelativistic Electron-Positron Plasmas},
  author = {Markus H. Thoma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.0956},
  year   = {2014}
}

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13 pages, 7 figures, 1 table, published version