# On the Raman Instability in Degenerate Relativistic Plasmas

## TL;DR

This paper investigates the stimulated Raman scattering instability in degenerate relativistic plasmas, showing it occurs across various relativistic regimes and that strong radiation fields cause the plasma to respond similarly regardless of degeneracy level.

## Contribution

It provides a theoretical analysis of Raman instability in relativistic degenerate plasmas using hydrodynamic and Maxwell equations, highlighting the plasma's response under different conditions.

## Key findings

- Raman instability occurs in both weakly and strongly relativistic degenerate plasmas.
- Strong radiation fields cause the plasma to respond as if it were weakly degenerate.
- The study extends understanding of plasma behavior in high-energy astrophysical environments.

## Abstract

The stimulated Raman scattering instability in a fully degenerate electron plasma is studied applying relativistic hydrodynamic and Maxwell equations. We demonstrated that the instability develops for weakly as well as strongly relativistic degenerate plasma. It is shown that in the field of strong radiation relativistically degenerate plasma effectively responses as in the case of weak degeneracy.