Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-05-25
NuovoCim.B115:863-868,2000
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages, to be published in the Proceedings of INW3 and IKM6 (Nuovo Cimento B, special volume), Eds. C. Cherubini and R. Ruffi
Scientific paper
In some models of $\gamma$-ray bursts super-strong electric fields ($E\sim 10^{14} {\rm statvolt cm}^{-1}$) have been surmized. Such large fields may provide copious pair production through vacuum polarization. Here we examine various astrophysical scenarios where huge electric field can be present. It is shown that when the conditions for quantistic vacuum breakdown are met, pair creation through conventional processes is likely to be always more important. Although of great physical interest, quantum pair production seems therefore of little astrophysical relevance.
Popov Sergei B.
Treves Aldo
Turolla Roberto
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