Light propagation effects in QED: Effective action approach
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Light Propagation Effects In QED: Effective Action Approach
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review D
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1550-7998,1550-2368
DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.73.065014