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- catalog abstract "This review is devoted to an investigation of the physical properties of the vacuum of quantum electrodynamics, making use of the perturbative-effective action approach. The effect of probing the vacuum with external perturbations is considered, and its response is analyzed after averaging over the high-energy degrees of freedom. The book is written for scientists active in the field as well as for students who want to become familiar with the more advanced computational strategies of external-field problems, some of which are described in detail. Schwinger's proper-time method is the backbone of the book. Many recent results are presented, while others which are widespread in the literature are rederived in a unifying and compact way. The book ranges from the full quantum theory to quantum-induced nonlinear electrodynamics, with a variety of applications to light propagation, photon splitting, and light-by-light scattering. Special emphasis is put on systems at finite temperature.".
- catalog contributor b11768983.
- catalog contributor b11768984.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-235) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Non-linear Electrodynamics: Quantum Theory -- Non-linear Electrodynamics: Effective Action Approach -- Quantum Electrodynamics at Two Spatial Dimensions -- Scattering of Light by Light -- Appendix -- References -- Index.".
- catalog description "This review is devoted to an investigation of the physical properties of the vacuum of quantum electrodynamics, making use of the perturbative-effective action approach. The effect of probing the vacuum with external perturbations is considered, and its response is analyzed after averaging over the high-energy degrees of freedom. The book is written for scientists active in the field as well as for students who want to become familiar with the more advanced computational strategies of external-field problems, some of which are described in detail. Schwinger's proper-time method is the backbone of the book. Many recent results are presented, while others which are widespread in the literature are rederived in a unifying and compact way. The book ranges from the full quantum theory to quantum-induced nonlinear electrodynamics, with a variety of applications to light propagation, photon splitting, and light-by-light scattering. Special emphasis is put on systems at finite temperature.".
- catalog extent "xi, 241 p. :".
- catalog identifier "3540674284 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Springer tracts in modern physics ; 166.".
- catalog isPartOf "Springer tracts in modern physics, 0081-3869 ; v. 166".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Berlin ; New York : Springer,".
- catalog subject "539 s 530.14/33 21".
- catalog subject "Particles (Nuclear physics).".
- catalog subject "Physics.".
- catalog subject "QC1 .S797 vol. 166 QC680".
- catalog subject "Quantum electrodynamics.".
- catalog subject "Quantum theory.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Non-linear Electrodynamics: Quantum Theory -- Non-linear Electrodynamics: Effective Action Approach -- Quantum Electrodynamics at Two Spatial Dimensions -- Scattering of Light by Light -- Appendix -- References -- Index.".
- catalog title "Probing the quantum vacuum : pertubative effective action aproach in quantum electrodynamics and its applications / Walter Dittrich, Holger Gies.".
- catalog type "text".