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View SchemaA possibility to measure elastic photon--photon scattering in vacuum
| Authors | Daniel Eriksson, Gert Brodin, Mattias Marklund, Lennart Stenflo |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0411054 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0411054 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.70.013808 |
| Journal | Phys.Rev. A70 (2004) 013808 |
Abstract
Photon--photon scattering in vacuum due to the interaction with virtual electron-positron pairs is a consequence of quantum electrodynamics. A way for detecting this phenomenon has been devised based on interacting modes generated in microwave waveguides or cavities [G. Brodin, M. Marklund and L. Stenflo, Phys. Rev. Lett. \textbf{87} 171801 (2001)]. Here we materialize these ideas, suggest a concrete cavity geometry, make quantitative estimates and propose experimental details. It is found that detection of photon-photon scattering can be within the reach of present day technology.
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"title": "A possibility to measure elastic photon--photon scattering in vacuum",
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