High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2016, 4 (1): 010000e5, Published Online: Oct. 25, 2016
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Abstract
When exposed to intense electromagnetic fields, the quantum vacuum is expected to exhibit properties of a polarizable medium akin to a weakly nonlinear dielectric material. Various schemes have been proposed to measure such vacuum polarization effects using a combination of high- power lasers. Motivated by several planned experiments, we provide an overview of experimental signatures that have been suggested to confirm this prediction of quantum electrodynamics of real photon–photon scattering.
B. King, T. Heinzl. Measuring vacuum polarization with high-power lasers[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2016, 4(1): 010000e5.