Abstract
The Furry approach for arbitrary external electromagnetic fields that do not generate real pairs is considered. Problems of the existence of a stable vacuum in the field are discussed.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
Literature cited
R. P. Feynman, Phys. Rev.,76, 749 (1949);76, 769 (1949).
J. Schwinger, Phys. Rev.,82, 664 (1951);93, 615 (1954);94, 1362 (1954).
W. H. Furry, Phys. Rev.,81, 115 (1951).
V. N. Baier, V. M. Katkov, and V. M. Strakhovenko, Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz.,67, 453 (1974);69, 783 (1975).
A. I. Nikishov, in: Problems in Theoretical Physics [in Russian], Nauka, Moscow (1972).
F. A. Berezin, The Method of Second Quantization, Academic Press, New York (1966).
K. O. Friedrichs, Mathematical Aspects of the Quantum Theory of Fields, Interscience, New York (1953).
V. A. Kiperman, Teor. Mat. Fiz.,5, 1, 3 (1970).
N. Dunford and J. T. Schwarts, Linear Operators, Vol. II, Interscience, New York (1963).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 10, pp. 81–86, October, 1976.
The author is grateful to F. A. Berezin for refinement of the theorems used in this work and to A. A. Grib, S. G. Mamaev, and V. M. Mostepanenko for valuable critical comments.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Gitman, D.M. Quantum processes in an intense electromagnetic field. I. Soviet Physics Journal 19, 1309–1313 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00891200
Received:
Revised:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00891200