On Schwinger's formula for pair production

Abstract

We present some comments on Schwinger's calculation of electron-positron production in a prescribed constant electric field. The range of validity of 2 Im \mathcal{L}^(1)(E) is discussed thoroughly and limiting cases are provided.

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• Pairs Emission in a Uniform Background Field: an Algebraic Approach
• The probability distribution of the number of electron-positron pairs produced in a uniform electric field

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