Aspects of electromagnetic radiation reaction in strong fields

Burton, David A. and Noble, Adam (2014) Aspects of electromagnetic radiation reaction in strong fields. Contemporary Physics, 55 (2). pp. 110-121. ISSN 0010-7514 (https://doi.org/10.1080/00107514.2014.886840)

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Abstract

With the recent advances in laser technology, experimental investigation of radiation reaction phenomena is at last becoming a realistic prospect. A pedagogical introduction to electromagnetic radiation reaction is given, with the emphasis on matter driven by ultra-intense lasers. Single-particle, multi-particle, classical and quantum aspects are all addressed.