Charge propagation in strong field QED

Particle Physics Theory seminar

Charge propagation in strong field QED

  • Event time: 2:00pm
  • Event date: 22nd May 2019
  • Speaker: (University of Plymouth)
  • Location: Higgs Centre Seminar Room, Room 4305,

Event details

Over the next few years multiple experiments will probe laser-matter interactions at the high intensity frontier,
where the strong field sector of QED becomes relevant. This talk will briefly review these developments and then focus
on the theoretical challenges raised in finding a quantum field theory description  of an electron propagating in such
backgrounds. This will include new results and conjectures on both the tree and one-loop structures of the theory.

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The Particle Physics Theory seminar is a weekly series of talks reflecting the diverse interests of the group. Topics include analytic and numerical calculations based on the Standard Model of elementary particle physics, theories exploring new physics, as well as more formal developments in gauge theories and gravity..

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