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Magnetized plasmas can be used to amplify and compress laser pulses.Ìý

Plasma can mediate nonlinear wave-wave interactions. The coupling predicted by theory matches simulations.ÌýÌý

Depending on the strengths of nonlinearities, wave-wave interactions can either be integrable or chaotic.

State preparation is used as a test for current quantum computing hardware. The density matrix realized on hardware is close to, but noticeably different from, that of the target state.ÌýÌý

In strongly magnetized plasmas, quantum effects modifyÌýFaraday rotation of linearly polarized lasers.Ìý

Compared to unmagnetized plasmas, magnetization introduces additional resonances, which can be used to compress laser pulses more rapidly to higher intensity and shorter duration.Ìý

Plasma phenomena can be described by aÌýhierarchy of models, with QED models at the most foundational level.Ìý

In theÌýnoisy intermediate-scale quantumÌý(NISQ) era, performance of quantum hardware is drastically improved whenÌýquantum programs are compiled using customized gates instead of standard gates.Ìý

Due to strong magnetic fieldsÌýand fast rotation, polarimetry of pulsar magnetosphereÌýcarries rich information.Ìý

Lattice QED simulations can capture well-known plasma phenomena, such as wakefield acceleration, as well asÌýgenuine relativistic-quantum effects, such as electron-positron pair production.

Non-perturbative field theories often exhibit nontrivial phase transitions. The phase diagram of strong-field QED is currently unknown.

Parameters in reduced three-wave models are constrained by first-principles simulations, which agree with theory predictions.Ìý

When fluctuations occur on aÌýdynamical background rather than vacuum, additional terms arise in effective field theories.Ìý

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In traditional plasma physics, charges are treated as particles and electromagnetic fields are treated as waves. However, alternative pictures may be more appropriate where charges should be treated as waves while photons should be treated as particles. In this example, the strength of an external magnetic field is a parameter that determines the regimes.

The three-wave model is a reduced model that describes nonlinear wave-wave interactions. In theÌýthree-wave model, the coupling coefficient is an essential parameter, which can be deduced from more fundamental plasma models, such as the fluid model.Ìý

In this experimental setup, magnetized plasm jets, which are produced by a laser-driven coil and a laser heated foil, is being characterized by interferometry and protonÌýradiograph.

Without an axial magnetic field, plasma expands almost spherically from the laser-heated foil. However, when the magnetic field is turned on, jets formÌýalong the field direction, as revealed here byÌýthe shadowgraphs.Ìý

Photograph of the OMEGA EP chamber, right before firing the lasers in an experimentÌýthat was set up to characterizeÌýmagnetized plasma jets.

Lattice scalar-QED simulations can be used to modelÌýplasma dynamics. After ensuring that the initial configurations are self-consistent, field equations are solvedÌýto advance field configurations in time.ÌýÌý