A Relativistic Generalization of The Kramers-Henneberger Transformation Madalina BOCA

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University of Bucharest

Department of Physics, CAQP

A relativistic generalization
of the Kramers-Henneberger
transformation

Madalina BOCA

   

Heidelberg, October 2009


University of Bucharest
Department of Physics, CAQP

Contents

● Volkov solutions
● Formalism
● The generalized Schrödinger equation
● Transformation of the observables

   

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Volkov solutions University of Bucharest
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Volkov solutions University of Bucharest
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Volkov solutions University of Bucharest
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Volkov solutions University of Bucharest
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- free Dirac solutions


   

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Volkov solutions University of Bucharest
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Properties of Volkov solutions

● orthogonality

   

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Volkov solutions University of Bucharest
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Properties of Volkov solutions

● orthogonality

● completeness

   

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Volkov solutions University of Bucharest
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Properties of Volkov solutions

● orthogonality

● completeness

● eigenvectors of and

   

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Formalism University of Bucharest
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Non-relativistic KH transformation

translation

   

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Formalism University of Bucharest
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Formalism University of Bucharest
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intense field

   

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low Z !!!

   

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Formalism University of Bucharest
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low Z !!!

intense field

   

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Formalism University of Bucharest
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low Z !!!

intense field

   

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Formalism University of Bucharest
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low Z !!!

intense field

free Dirac Hamiltonian in Foldy-


Wouthuysen representation
   

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Formalism University of Bucharest
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Formalism University of Bucharest
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Low momentum regime approximation

The Fourier spectrum of the translated wave-function,


from which the oscillatory motion induced by field was
eliminated contains only low momenta
   

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Formalism University of Bucharest
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The generalized Schrödinger University of Bucharest
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equation

   

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The generalized Schrödinger University of Bucharest
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equation

   

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The generalized Schrödinger University of Bucharest
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equation

=0.05 au, E0=10 au

   

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The generalized Schrödinger University of Bucharest
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equation

Translation

   

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The generalized Schrödinger University of Bucharest
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equation

Translation

As before, but
fixed singularity

   

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The generalized Schrödinger University of Bucharest
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equation

Translation

   

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The generalized Schrödinger University of Bucharest
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equation

Translation

As before, but
fixed singularity

   

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Transformation of the University of Bucharest
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observables

   

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Transformation of the University of Bucharest
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observables

first order retardation


correction

   

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Transformation of the University of Bucharest
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observables

first order retardation


correction

   

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Transformation of the University of Bucharest
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observables

first order retardation


correction

   

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Transformation of the University of Bucharest
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observables

first order retardation


correction

BUT …

The observables must be transformed!!!


   

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Transformation of the University of Bucharest
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observables

   

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Transformation of the University of Bucharest
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observables

   

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Transformation of the University of Bucharest
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observables

   

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