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Electromagnetic properties of a quantized relativistic electron-positron gas

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

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This paper deals with a description of linearized electromagnetic wave propagation and oscillations in a relativistic electronpositron gas. Special emphasis is placed on the long wavelength region. The behavior of the relativistic gas is shown to contrast sharply with its nonrelativistic counterpart regarding the existence of collisionless damping effects.

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Il presente lavoro descrive la propagazione e la vibrazione di onde elettromagnetiche linearizzate in un gas di elettroni e positroni relativistico. Si pone speciale accento sulla regione delle onde lunghe. Si dimostra che il comportamento del gas relativistico è in netto contrasto con quello del suo analogo non relativistico per ciò che riguarda l’esistenza di effetti di smorzamento privi di collisioni.

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  1. L. A. Steinert

    Present address: Boulder Laboratories, National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, Colo.

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  1. Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Lund, Lund

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This work was sponsored financially by the National Bureau of Standards.

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Steinert, L.A. Electromagnetic properties of a quantized relativistic electron-positron gas. Nuovo Cim 36, 935–953 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02749794

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