Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Sep 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981plph...23..775h&link_type=abstract
Plasma Physics, vol. 23, Sept. 1981, p. 775-792. Research supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
Physics
Plasma Physics
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Electron Plasma, Plasma Waves, Quantum Mechanics, Relativistic Effects, Space Plasmas, Wave Propagation, Landau Damping, Magnetic Fields, Photons, Plasma Frequencies, Pulsars, Refractivity
Scientific paper
The propagation of photons in an electron plasma in the presence of a uniform magnetic field is treated on a fully quantum mechanical, relativistic basis. The general expression for the complex refractive index of the two polarisation modes is derived within second-order S-matrix theory. For physical conditions associated with X-ray pulsars, results are presented for both the real and the imaginary part of the refractive index as a function of frequency for different temperatures and angles of propagation. Comparing with previous non-relativistic calculations, decisive modifications in the vicinity of the resonances are found, which are essentially caused by the different structure of the relativistic laws of conservation.
Herold Heinz
Ruder Hanns
Wunner Guenter
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