Limits on Non-Linear Electrodynamics

M Fouché (1) , Rémy Battesti (2) , Carlo Rizzo (2)

1 INLN - Institut Non Linéaire de Nice Sophia-Antipolis
2 LNCMI-T - Laboratoire national des champs magnétiques intenses - Toulouse

In this paper we set a framework in which experiments whose goal is to test QED predictions can be used in a more general way to test non-linear electrodynamics (NLED) which contains low-energy QED as a special case. We review some of these experiments and we establish limits on the different free parameters by generalizing QED predictions in the framework of NLED. We finally discuss the implications of these limits on bound systems and isolated charged particles for which QED has been widely and successfully tested.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

M Fouché, Rémy Battesti, Carlo Rizzo. Limits on Non-Linear Electrodynamics. Physical Review D, 2016, 93, pp.093020. ⟨hal-01314868⟩