Published March 28, 2005
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Journal article
Dressed-state approach to a simple radiating atom
Creators
- 1. Instituto de Fisica Teorica, UNESP, Rua Pamplona 145, 01405-900 Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)
- 2. CBPF/MCT, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, Urca, 22290-180 Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)
Description
We consider a system consisting of an atom in the dipole approximation, coupled to the electromagnetic field. Using recently introduced renormalized coordinates and dressed states, we give a non-perturbative solution to the atom radiation process. From this formalism a non-exponential decay law naturally emerges. However, at least for low frequencies and weak coupling, there is only a very small, practically non-detectable, deviation from a purely exponential decay, in agreement with all previous results in the literature
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physleta.2005.01.066;
- arXiv
- arXiv:physics/0312003v4;
- PII
- S0375-9601(05)00176-3;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Letters. A
- Journal Volume
- 337
- Journal Issue
- 1-2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 37-45
- ISSN
- 0375-9601
- CODEN
- PYLAAG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37033896
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOMS; COORDINATES; DECAY; DIPOLES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- MULTIPOLES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.