Investigation of the Quantum Vacuum as an Energy Sink for Subcritical and Supercritical Vaporization Lasers
Jeffrey S. Lee, Gerald B. Cleaver
TL;DR
This paper demonstrates that quantum vacuum particle production is negligible at high electric fields in vaporization lasers, indicating it is not a significant energy sink even beyond the Schwinger Limit.
Contribution
It provides a quantitative analysis showing quantum vacuum effects are insignificant in high-field vaporization laser energy budgets.
Findings
Quantum vacuum particle production is negligible at high electric fields.
Vacuum effects do not significantly drain laser energy beyond the Schwinger Limit.
Supports the use of classical models for high-field vaporization lasers.
Abstract
In this paper, it is shown that the quantum electrodynamic vacuum particle production rate by a vaporization laser is negligible and is not a significant energy sink at electric field strengths beyond the Schwinger Limit.
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