Relativistic plasma physics in supercritical fields

A mathematical theory of isolated systems in relativistic plasma physics

The existence and the properties of isolated solutions to the relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell system with initial data on the backward hyperboloid t=− √ 1+ |x| are investigated. Isolated solutions of Vlasov-Maxwell can be defined by the condition that the particle density is compactly supported on the initial hyperboloid and by imposing the absence of incoming radiation on the electromagnetic field...

Ultra- Relativistic Solitons with Opposing Behaviors in Photon Gas Plasma

We have studied the formation of relativistic solitary waves due to nonlinearinteraction of strong electromagnetic wave with the plasma wave. Here, our plasma isrelativistic both in temperature and in streaming speed. A set of equations consisting ofscalar and vector potentials together with a third order equation for the enthalpy inphoton gas plasma is obtained analytic...

Relativistic plasma nanophotonics for ultrahigh energy density physics

The heating of dense matter to extreme temperatures motivates the development of powerful lasers1–4. However, the barrier the critical electron density imposes to light penetration into ionized materials results in the deposition of most of the laser energy into a thin surface layer at typically only 0.1% of solid density. Here, we demonstrate that trapping of femtosecond laser pulses of relati...

Relativistic Plasma Physics at the National Ignition Facility

Fundamentals of Non-relativistic Collisionless Shock Physics: IV. Quasi-Parallel Supercritical Shocks