Particles and Plasmas in Strong Fields
A special issue of Particles (ISSN 2571-712X). This special issue belongs to the section "Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editors
2. Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
3. Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-1328 Dresden, Germany
Interests: quantum field theory; quantum statistics; quark gluon plasma; heavy ion collisions; compact stars
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Interests: biophysics; quark gluon plasma; hadron dynamics; confinement; statistical models; civilization; entropy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The topic of particles and plasmas in strong fields is of great current interest, as it provides the scientific basis for investigating matter at high energy densities. Such extreme states characterized by very high temperatures and pressures occur in thermonuclear fusion plasmas (both in stars and in laboratory conditions), in interplanetary space, in the early universe, and during the final stages of stellar evolution. These conditions can be reproduced in terrestrial laboratories using ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions or ultrashort, ultra-intense laser pulses.
On one hand, there is a strong scientific drive to push the boundaries of our understanding of matter at high energies. On the other, there is an urgent technological need to develop inertial fusion approaches that could provide a virtually unlimited and clean energy source for the future of humanity.
This Special Issue is dedicated to the WE-Heraeus Seminar, to be held from June 22 to June 26, 2025, in Görlitz and at HZDR Dresden, Germany, where both scientific and technological aspects will be presented and discussed. The Article Processing Charges (APCs) for all submissions from the seminar will be waived, and publication will be free of charge.
Prof. Dr. David Blaschke
Prof. Dr. Tamás S. Biró
Prof. Dr. Ralf Schützhold
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- strong field physics
- warm dense matter
- high energy density physics
- laser-plasma interaction
- ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions
- inertial confinement fusion
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