Nonlinear Propagation of Crossing Electromagnetic Waves in Vacuum due to Photon-Photon Scattering
Optics
2009-11-13 v1 General Physics
Abstract
We review the theory for photon-photon scattering in vacuum, and some of the proposals for its experimental search, including the results of our recent works on the subject. We then describe a very simple and sensitive proposal of an experiment and discuss how it can be used at the present (HERCULES) and the future (ELI) ultrahigh power laser facilities either to find the first evidence of photon-photon scattering in vacuum, or to significantly improve the current experimental limits.
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@article{arxiv.0809.0478,
title = {Nonlinear Propagation of Crossing Electromagnetic Waves in Vacuum due to Photon-Photon Scattering},
author = {Daniele Tommasini and Albert Ferrando and Humberto Michinel and Marcos Seco},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.0478},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Talk delivered (by D.T.) at the International Workshop on the Frontiers of Modern Plasma Physics, Trieste, 2008. To appear in the proceedings