Published March 28, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Dressed-state approach to a simple radiating atom

  • 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

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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

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Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.