Electron in the classical external field of a plane electromagnetic wave: High-energy limits
Journal Article
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· Phys. Rev. D; (United States)
It is shown that Volkov's exact solution of the Dirac equation for an electron in the classical external field of an arbitrary plane electromagnetic wave can be cast, by means of an exact Mendlowitz-type unitary transformation, in a form in which positive- and negative-helicity states are separately described by two-component spinors. High-energy limits are then obtained by a mere expansion.
- Research Organization:
- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Boite Postale 27, 94190 Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
- OSTI ID:
- 6292576
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 24:4; ISSN PRVDA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
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ELECTRODYNAMICS
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
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FERMIONS
FIELD THEORIES
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HELICITY
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LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS
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PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
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QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
TRANSFORMATIONS
WAVE EQUATIONS
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
CANONICAL TRANSFORMATIONS
CLASSICAL MECHANICS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
DIRAC EQUATION
ELECTRODYNAMICS
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EQUATIONS
FERMIONS
FIELD THEORIES
FOLDY-WOUTHUYSEN TRANSFORM
HELICITY
LEPTONS
LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS
MECHANICS
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
TRANSFORMATIONS
WAVE EQUATIONS