Published November 18, 1985
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Journal article
Quantum oscillator in a blackbody radiation field
Creators
- 1. Institut Laue-Langevin, 156X, 38042 Grenoble Cedex, France
Description
The quantum Langevin equation is used to calculate an exact expression for the free energy of a quantum oscillator interacting, via dipole coupling, with a blackbody radiation field. In particular, we obtain a temperature-dependent shift in the free energy. This result may then be used to obtain corresponding results for the energy, the partition function, and other thermodynamic quantities
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 55
- Journal Issue
- 21
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 2273-2276
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 17041566
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOMS; BLACKBODY RADIATION; COUPLING; DIPOLES; FREE ENERGY; LANGEVIN EQUATION; PARTITION FUNCTIONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY; EQUATIONS; EQUILIBRIUM; FUNCTIONS; MULTIPOLES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS