For the last 80 years, the theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED), which describes all electromagnetic interactions, has been a cornerstone of the standard model, withstanding the scrutiny of ...
An international team has demonstrated a new method for producing the most intense light ...
The concept of the vacuum, initially thought to be empty, is actually steeped in complex physics. From Aristotle's horror vacui to quantum field fluctuations, this piece explores the transition from ...
A team of physicists has designed quantum algorithms that can model one of the most elusive behaviors in nature: a photon flipping its polarization inside an extreme electromagnetic field. The work, ...
A photon enters an extraordinarily intense laser field. When it exits, its polarization has rotated, as though empty space ...
An international team of physicists has achieved a significant advance in laser science, demonstrating for the first time a ...
Madrid, Apr 16 (The Conversation) Is the vacuum empty? The answer depends on the level of sophistication of physics we use.If we limit ourselves to the everyday physics of touching, seeing, or ...
An international team of physicists has achieved a significant advance in laser science, demonstrating for the first time a ...
An international team of physicists has achieved a significant advance in laser science, demonstrating for the first time a practical route to ...
Coherent harmonic focus (CHF) generation. The laser is focused on a target, the reflected purple beam forms a CHF of extreme intensity that generates matter from light. Photos of the interaction are ...