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Sporadically, relativistic energies have been considered already in the foregoing chapters. As the laser flux density in the near infrared and visible long wavelength regime exceeds \(I\simeq 10^{18}\,{\textrm{Wcm}^{-2}}\), the electron quiver energy assumes relativistic values. A brief presentation of basic relativity may be useful here.
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Mulser, P., Bauer, D. (2010). Relativistic Laser–Plasma Interaction. In: High Power Laser-Matter Interaction. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, vol 238. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46065-7_8
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