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Cavity quantum electrodynamics : the strange theory of light in a box /
What happens to light when it is trapped in a box?Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics addresses a fascinating question in physics: what happens to light, and in particular to its interaction with matter, when it is trapped inside a box? With the aid of a model-building approach, readers discover the answ...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
J. Wiley,
©2005.
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| Series: | Wiley series in lasers and applications.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
Table of Contents:
- Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Fiat Lux!; 3 The photon's wavefunction; 4 A box of photons; 5 Let matter be!; 6 Spontaneous emission; 7 Macroscopic QED; 8 The maser; the laser; and their cavity QED cousins; 9 Open cavities; Appendix A Perfect cavity modes; Appendix B Perfect cavity boundary conditions; Appendix C Quaternions and special relativity; Appendix D The Baker-Hausdorff formula; Appendix E Vectors and vector identities; Appendix F The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; References; Index.