Optical lattice quantum simulator for quantum electrodynamics in strong external fields: Spontaneous pair creation and the Sauter-Schwinger effect

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 14, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Szpak, N ^a   Schutzhold R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; POSITRONS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; RELATIVITY;

COMMUTATION RELATION; ELECTRON-POSITRON PAIRS; LOW-ENERGY PHYSICS; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; QUANTUM SIMULATORS; RELATIVISTIC ENERGY; SECOND QUANTIZATION; STRONG ELECTRIC FIELDS;

OPTICAL LATTICES;

EID: 84858119099     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/14/3/035001     Document Type: Article

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