Light: The Physics of the Photon - Couverture rigide

Keller, Ole

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1439840431 ISBN 13 : 9781439840436

Editeur : CRC Press Inc, 2014

Synopsis

From the early wave-particle arguments to the mathematical theory of electromagnetism to Einstein’s work on the quantization of light, different descriptions of what constitutes light have existed for over 300 years. Light – The Physics of the Photon examines the photon phenomenon from several perspectives. It demonstrates the importance of studying the photon as a concept belonging to a global vacuum (matter-free space).

Divided into eight parts, the book begins with exploring aspects of classical optics in a global vacuum on the basis of free-space Maxwell equations. It then describes light rays and geodesics and presents a brief account of the Maxwell theory in general relativity. After discussing the theory of photon wave mechanics, the author gives a field-quantized description of the electromagnetic field, emphasizing single-photon quantum optics in Minkowskian space. He next focuses on photon physics in the rim zone of matter, paying particular attention to photon emission processes. He also takes a closer look at the photon source domain and field propagators, which conveniently describe the photon field propagation in the vicinity of and far from the electronic source domain. The last two parts discuss the photon vacuum and light quanta in Minkowskian space as well as two-photon entanglement, which is associated with the biphoton in space-time.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ole Keller is a professor of physics and nanotechnology at Aalborg University in Denmark.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1439840431
• ISBN 13: 9781439840436
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 462
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible