TL;DR
This tutorial introduces high-intensity quantum electrodynamics (QED) and lasers, contrasting classical QED with its strong-field extension using high-intensity lasers, and provides historical context and foundational concepts.
Contribution
It offers a comprehensive overview of high-intensity QED, highlighting the differences from classical QED and summarizing key concepts and developments in the field.
Findings
Historical overview of QED concepts
Comparison between classical and strong-field QED
Foundational understanding of high-intensity laser interactions
Abstract
This is a write-up of a short tutorial talk on high-intensity QED, video-presented at the 2021 annual Christmas meeting of the Central Laser Facility at Rutherford-Appleton Lab, UK. The first half consists of a largely historical introduction to (quantum) electrodynamics focussing on a few key concepts. This well-established theory is then compared to its strong-field generalisation when a high-intensity laser is present. Some supplementary material and a fair amount of references have been added.
Peer Reviews
No public reviews on file for this paper yet. If you reviewed it on a platform where reviews are public (OpenReview, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML), you can paste yours below so the community can read it here.
Videos
No videos yet. Explain this paper in a talk, walkthrough, or lecture? Add one.
Taxonomy
TopicsLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications · Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics · Quantum optics and atomic interactions