Photon Acceleration by Superluminal Ionization Fronts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Time Frame
3. Frequency Shifts
4. Field Transformations
5. Modulated Fronts
6. Conclusions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mendonça, J.T. Photon Acceleration by Superluminal Ionization Fronts. Symmetry 2024, 16, 112. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym16010112
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Chicago/Turabian StyleMendonça, José Tito. 2024. "Photon Acceleration by Superluminal Ionization Fronts" Symmetry 16, no. 1: 112. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym16010112