Sauter-Schwinger effect

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf quantum electrodynamics phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Schwinger_effect
gptkbp:compatibleWith in laboratory
gptkbp:describedYear 1931
1951
gptkbp:describes spontaneous creation of electron-positron pairs from vacuum
gptkbp:form exponential suppression of pair production rate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sauter-Schwinger effect
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Julian_Schwinger
gptkb:Fritz_Sauter
gptkbp:predicts gptkb:Julian_Schwinger
gptkb:Fritz_Sauter
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:nonlinear_QED
vacuum polarization
gptkbp:requires extremely strong electric field
gptkbp:theory quantum electrodynamics
gptkbp:thresholdFieldStrength ~1.3 × 10^18 V/m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Schwinger_effect
gptkb:Fritz_Sauter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6