Effect of the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron on spontaneous pair production in a strong magnetic field

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-1968

Abstract

Taking into account the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron by adding the socalled Pauli anomalous interaction term to the usual Dirac Hamiltonian for an electron in a constant magnetic field H, we conclude that spontaneous pair creation may occur for values of H of the order of m2c4e3, a "critical field" beyond which classical electro-dynamics breaks down. © 1968 The American Physical Society.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Physical Review Letters

First Page

397

Last Page

398

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