Published March 15, 2006 | Version v1
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Light propagation effects in QED: Effective action approach

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-Cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522 (Japan)
  • 2. and Institute of Applied Physics, Uzbekistan National University, Tashkent 700-095 (Uzbekistan)
  • 3. Center for Theoretical Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742 (Korea, Republic of)
  • 4. Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742 (Korea, Republic of)

Description

The effects of light propagation in constant magnetic and electric backgrounds are considered in the framework of the effective action approach. We use the exact analytic series representation for the one-loop effective action of QED and apply it to the birefringence effect. Analytical results for the light velocity modes are obtained for the weak and the strong field regime. We present asymptotic formulas for the light velocity modes for the ultrastrong magnetic field which can be realized in some neutron stars

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevD.73.065014;
arXiv
arXiv:hep-th/0603031v1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
73
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 065014-065014.9
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37085901
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ACTION INTEGRAL; BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NEUTRON STARS; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; VELOCITY; VISIBLE RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FIELD THEORIES; INTEGRALS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; RADIATIONS; REFRACTION; STARS; TRANSMISSION

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