Multiple scale derivation of the relativistic ponderomotive force
Edward A. StartsevDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627C. J. McKinstrieDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
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In this paper we use simple physical reasoning to deduce a formula for the ponderomotive force exerted by an intense laser pulse on an electron. We verify this formula numerically, for three cases of current interest, and analytically, using the method of multiple scales.
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