Influence of strong field vacuum polarization on gravitational-electromagnetic wave interaction

Journal Article · Thu Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.82.024001· OSTI ID:21415225

Forsberg, M; Brodin, G ^[1]; Papadopoulos, D ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics, Umeaa University, SE-901 87 Umeaa (Sweden)
2. Department of Physics, Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics, 54124 Thessaloniki (Greece)

The interaction between gravitational and electromagnetic waves in the presence of a static magnetic field is studied. The field strength of the static field is allowed to surpass the Schwinger critical field, such that the QED effects of vacuum polarization and magnetization are significant. Equations governing the interaction are derived and analyzed. It turns out that the energy conversion from gravitational to electromagnetic waves can be significantly altered due to the QED effects. The consequences of our results are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 21415225
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 82, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.82.024001; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENERGY CONVERSION
EQUATIONS
GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
INTERACTIONS
MAGNETIZATION
QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
VACUUM POLARIZATION
CONVERSION
ELECTRODYNAMICS
FIELD THEORIES
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
RADIATIONS