QPQV
Quantum plasmas and the quantum vacuum: New vistas in physics
| Coordinatore | UMEA UNIVERSITET
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| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Sweden [SE] |
| Totale costo | 1˙000˙000 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙000˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | ERC-2007-StG |
| Funding Scheme | ERC-SG |
| Anno di inizio | 2008 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2008-08-01 - 2013-07-31 |
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UMEA UNIVERSITET
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SE (UMEA) | hostInstitution | 0.00 |
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UMEA UNIVERSITET
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address: UNIVERSITETOMRADET contact info |
SE (UMEA) | hostInstitution | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The quantum vacuum constitutes a highly nontrivial medium, in which complex nonlinear processes, such as pair production and photon splitting, can take place. These processes will yield measurable alterations to classical electromagnetic wave dynamics and laser-matter interactions using the next-generation laser systems. It has been suggested that this could even give rise to self-compression of electromagnetic pulses in vacuum, and therefore produce intensities above the laser limit. This gives the possibility of anti-matter production, light splitting, and light collisions, that could be of importance for testing the invariance properties of the laws of physics. Furthermore, the properties of the quantum vacuum holds the key to a fundamental understanding of highly magnetized stars, the relation of spacetime dynamics to thermodynamics, and could be used to obtain information about e.g. dark matter candidates. Thus, the effects of the quantum vacuum will be noticeable both on a practical level, in future high intensity field experiments and applications, as well as at the level of basic research, providing crucial information about the properties of the laws of physics. The aim of this proposal is manifold. Using high intensity electromagnetic field generation different aspects of the quantum vacuum will be probed. The experimental investigation of the Unruh effect will yield insight into black hole physics and effects of spacetime structure on quantum field theory. The possibility to detect elastic scattering among photons would open up a completely new branch in science and deepen our understanding of the laws of physics. Moreover, using state-of-the-art laser facilities, methods for probing extreme plasmas, where quantum particle dynamics and the nonlinear quantum vacuum are important, will be developed. This holds promising applications as lasers approach entirely new intensity level in the near future.'