Abstract
A new process associated with the nonlinear optical properties of the electromagnetic vacuum, as predicted by quantum electrodynamics, is described. This can be called photon acceleration in vacuum, and corresponds to the frequency shift that takes place when a given test photon interacts with an intense beam of background radiation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 700-704 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physics Letters A |
| Volume | 359 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 28 Jul 2006 |
Keywords
- optics
- optical properties
- electromagnetic vacuum
- vacuum
- photon acceleration
- radiation