Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!packard!edsel!bentley!hoxna!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!timeinc!phri!pesnta!hplabs!sri-unix!crummer@AEROSPACE.ARPA From: crummer@AEROSPACE.ARPA Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: Magnetism Affects Light(?) Message-ID: <335@sri-arpa.ARPA> Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 16:16:13 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.335 Posted: Fri Jun 28 16:16:13 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 2-Jul-85 05:59:21 EDT Lines: 11 From: Charlie CrummerThis is in response to Eric Albers' question about the possible effect of magnetism on light. If there is an interaction it is 4th order (i.e. the lowest order Feynman diagram has 4 vertices.). A photon from the fixed magnetic field would interact with one of the particles af the virtual pair created by the p -> e+ e-, e+ e- -> p virtual photon reaction. The cross-section for this reaction is very small. I don't know if it has been observed. --Charlie