Coloquio
"Critical Acceleration"
Resumen:
Ultra-intense laser pulses colliding with relativistic electrons
experiments are capable to probe critical acceleration a/m =c^3/\hbar .
The behavior of a particle undergoing critical acceleration challenges the
limits of the current understanding of basic interactions: survey of diverse
areas of physics, including radiation reaction, the structure and stability of
the quantum vacuum, shows that little is known beyond that new physics frontier,
and that both classical and quantum physics will need further development in order
to be able to address this area of physics. Connection to strong field particle
production, Unruh and Hawking radiation will be discussed.
Prof. Johann RAFELSKI The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA