Pair production by boost-invariant fields in comoving coordinates
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2008-11-26 v2
Abstract
We derive the pair-production probability in a constant electric field in Rindler coordinates in a quasi-classical approximation. Our result is different from the pair-production probability in an inertial frame (Schwinger formula). In particular, it exhibits non-trivial dependence on rapidity and deviation from Gaussian behavior at small transverse momenta. Our results can be important for analysis of particle production in heavy-ion collisions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0608159,
title = {Pair production by boost-invariant fields in comoving coordinates},
author = {Kirill Tuchin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0608159},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
12 pages, 2 figures. Discussion added and typos fixed