Abstract
We will review the development of ultra intense lasers, capable of producing 1018 W/cm2 now and 1020 W/cm2 in the near future. We will describe the potential applications, including the observation of relativistic effects, i.e. harmonic generation, self-focusing etc., the acceleration of electrons, the generation of collimated X-ray and X-ray beams by nonlinear compton scattering, observation of nonlinear quantum electrodynamic dynamic effects and ignition of thermonuclear fusion.
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