Quantum non-linear effects in colliding light beams and interferometers

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2011.06527v1
• Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020 17:40:53 GMT
• Title: Quantum non-linear effects in colliding light beams and interferometers
• Abstract summary: Small corrections to the electromagnetic field in colliding light beams are evaluated. Possible implications for very energetic light beams and the radiation pressure in interferometers are considered.
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• Abstract: Small corrections to the electromagnetic field in colliding light beams are evaluated taking into account the interaction of light with the quantum vacuum, as predicted by quantum electrodynamics. Possible implications for very energetic light beams and the radiation pressure in interferometers (e.g., gravitational waves detector) are considered. It is also shown that a head-on collision produces secondary waves along conical directions at angles $\arccos (1/3)$.

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