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Electromagnetic shock wave in nonlinear vacuum: exact solution |
Optics Letters, Vol. 37, Issue 19, pp. 4047-4049 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.004047
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Abstract
An analytical approach to the theory of electromagnetic waves in nonlinear vacuum is developed. The evolution of the pulse is governed by a system of nonlinear wave vector equations. An exact solution with its own angular momentum in the form of a shock wave is obtained.
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OCIS Codes
(190.5940) Nonlinear optics : Self-action effects
(260.5950) Physical optics : Self-focusing
ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics
History
Original Manuscript: July 4, 2012
Revised Manuscript: August 17, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: August 17, 2012
Published: September 24, 2012
Citation
Lubomir M. Kovachev, Daniela A. Georgieva, and Kamen L. Kovachev, "Electromagnetic shock wave in nonlinear vacuum: exact solution," Opt. Lett. 37, 4047-4049 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-37-19-4047
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