Numerical modeling of radiation-dominated and quantum-electrodynamically strong regimes of laser-plasma interaction

Ultra-strong laser pulses can be so intense that an electron in the focused beam loses significant energy due to γ-photon emission while its motion deviates via the radiation back-reaction. Numerical methods and tools designed to simulate radiation-dominated and quantum-electrodynamically strong laser-plasma interactions are summarized here.

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