Abstract

The tunneling model for laser-induced processes implies the replacement of the propagating field of a laser by an oscillatory electric field. The view of the electric field as the primary influence in charged particle interactions fails for laser processes where the propagation property is important. Electric fields lack several quintessential laser-field properties that become dominant at high intensities and/or low frequencies. Quantum tunneling is not a concept generally suited to laser light. Conversely, laser criteria do not apply to electric-field phenomena like Sauter–Schwinger pair production in the vacuum, contrary to a widespread assumption.

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中文翻译：

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隧道尽头无灯

摘要

激光诱导过程的隧穿模型意味着用振荡电场代替激光的传播场。对于传播特性很重要的激光过程，将电场视为带电粒子相互作用的主要影响因素的观点是失败的。电场缺乏几个典型的激光场特性，这些特性在高强度和/或低频时占主导地位。量子隧穿不是通常适合于激光的概念。相反，与广泛的假设相反，激光标准不适用于诸如真空中产生Sauter-Schwinger对的电场现象。

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