Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences- Physics
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 30d
  • Issue: 2

Field theoretic description of ultra relativistic electron-position plasma

  • Author:
  • I.R. Durrani
  • Total Page Count: 19
  • Page Number: 403 to 421

Director, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Gujrat, Pakistan

Abstract

Ultra relativistic electron-positron plasma can be produced in highintensity laser fields and play a role in various astrophysical situations. Their properties can be calculated using QED at finite temperature. Here we will use perturbative QED at finite temperature for calculating various important properties, such as the equation of state, dispersion relations of collective plasma modes of photons and electrons, Debye screening damping rates, of Ultrarelativistic electron-positron plasma. In particular, we will focus on electron-positron plasma produced with ultra-strong lasers.