Electrostatic pair creation and recombination in quantum plasmas

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The collective production of electron-positron pairs by electrostatic waves in quantum plasmas is investigated. In particular, a semi-classical governing set of equation for a self-consistent treatment of pair creation by the Schwinger mechanism in a quantum plasma is derived.
4 pages, 3 figures, to appear in JETP Letters

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