Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 8, Issue 1, 014402(2023)

High-order corrections to the radiation-free dynamics of an electron in the strongly radiation-dominated regime

A. S. Samsonova), E. N. Nerush, and I. Yu. Kostyukov
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  • Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov St., Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia
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    Category: Fundamental Physics At Extreme Light

    Received: Aug. 1, 2022

    Accepted: Nov. 15, 2022

    Published Online: Feb. 20, 2023

    The Author Email: Samsonov A. S. (asams@ipfran.ru)

    DOI:10.1063/5.0117504

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