Nonlinear optical analogies in quantum electrodynamics
High Energy Physics - Theory
2007-05-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
Some of the basic notions of nonlinear optics are summarized and then applied to the case of the Dirac vacuum, as described by the Heisenberg-Euler effective one-loop Lagrangian. The theoretical and experimental basis for the appearance of nonlinear optical phenomena, such as the Kerr effect, Cotton-Mouton effect, and four-wave mixing are discussed. Further effects due to more exotic assumptions on the structure of spacetime, such as gravitational curvature and the topology of the Casimir vacuum are also presented.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0610088,
title = {Nonlinear optical analogies in quantum electrodynamics},
author = {D. H. Delphenich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0610088},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
24 pages, contributed chapter to book on nonlinear electrodynamics edited by CBPF (Rio)