Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2007-10-09
Mod. Phys. Lett. A22, 25/28 (2007) 2081
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
13 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
10.1142/S0217732307025327
We calculate the effective potential of a strong magnetic field induced by fermions with anomalous magnetic moments which couple to the electromagnetic field in the form of the Pauli interaction. For a uniform magnetic field, we find the explicit form of the effective potential. It is found that the non-vanishing imaginary part develops for a magnetic field stronger than a critical field and has a quartic form which is quite different from the exponential form of the Schwinger process. We also consider a linear magnetic field configuration as an example of inhomogeneous magnetic fields. We find that the imaginary part of the effective potential is nonzero even below the critical field and shows an exponentially decreasing behavior with respect to the inverse of the magnetic field gradient, which is the non-perturbative characteristics analogous to the Schwinger process. These results imply the instability of the strong magnetic field to produce fermion pairs as a purely magnetic effect. The possible applications to the astrophysical phenomena with strong magnetic field are also discussed.
Lee Hyun Kyu
Yoon Yongsung
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