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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199215618

ISBN-139780199215614

eBay Product ID (ePID)17038290780

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Number of Pages544 Pages

Publication NameIntroduction to Quantum Optics and Quantum Fluctuations

LanguageEnglish

SubjectPhysics / Quantum Theory, Physics / General

Publication Year2019

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaScience

AuthorPeter W. Milonni

SeriesOxford Graduate Texts

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight40.9 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.7 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2018-955000

TitleLeadingAn

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"For the student who requires a broader understanding of quantum optics beyond a first course, this book is a treasure trove that will reward many hours of independent study beyond the introductory course." -- Jonathan Blakely, , Contemporary Physics "Peter Milonni's text is a masterpiece of scholarship and clarity. The wide range of topics covered and the lucidity of the presentation will delight students and experts alike." -- Stephen M. Barnett, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, "Peter Milonni's text is a masterpiece of scholarship and clarity.Â The wide range of topics covered and the lucidity of the presentation will delight students and experts alike." -- Stephen M. Barnett, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, "For the student who requires a broader understanding of quantum optics beyond a first course, this book is a treasure trove that will reward many hours of independent study beyond the introductory course." -- Jonathan Blakely, , Contemporary Physics "Peter Milonni's text is a masterpiece of scholarship and clarity.Â The wide range of topics covered and the lucidity of the presentation will delight students and experts alike." -- Stephen M. Barnett, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, "For the student who requires a broader understanding of quantum optics beyond a first course, this book is a treasure trove that will reward many hours of independent study beyond the introductory course." -- Jonathan Blakely, , Contemporary Physics"Peter Milonni's text is a masterpiece of scholarship and clarity. The wide range of topics covered and the lucidity of the presentation will delight students and experts alike." -- Stephen M. Barnett, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal535.15

Table Of Content1: Elements of Classical Electrodynamics2: Atoms in Light: Semiclassical Theory3: Quantum Theory of the Electromagnetic Field4: Interaction Hamiltonian and Spontaneous Emission5: Atoms and Light: Quantum Theory6: Fluctuations, Dissipation, and Noise7: Dipole Interactions and Fluctuation-Induced Forces

SynopsisThis is an introduction to the quantum theory of light and its broad implications and applications. A significant part of the book covers material with direct relevance to current basic and applied research, such as quantum fluctuations and their role in laser physics and the theory of forces between macroscopic bodies (Casimir effects). This book includes numerous historical sidelights throughout, and approximately seventy exercises., This is an introduction to the quantum theory of light and its broad implications and applications. A significant part of the book covers material with direct relevance to current basic and applied research, such as quantum fluctuations and their role in laser physics and the theory of forces between macroscopic bodies (Casimir effects). The book includes numerous historical sidelights throughout, and approximately seventy exercises. The book provides detailed expositions of the theory with emphasis on general physical principles. Foundational topics in classical and quantum electrodynamics are addressed in the first half of the book, including the semiclassical theory of atom-field interactions, the quantization of the electromagnetic field in dispersive and dissipative media, uncertainty relations, and spontaneous emission. The second half begins with a chapter on the Jaynes-Cummings model, dressed states, and some distinctly quantum-mechanical features of atom-field interactions, and includes discussion of entanglement, the no-cloning theorem, von Neumann's proof concerning hidden variable theories, Bell's theorem, and tests of Bell inequalities. The last two chapters focus on quantum fluctuations and fluctuation-dissipation relations, beginning with Brownian motion, the Fokker-Planck equation, and classical and quantum Langevin equations. Detailed calculations are presented for the laser linewidth, spontaneous emission noise, photon statistics of linear amplifiers and attenuators, and other phenomena. Van der Waals interactions, Casimir forces, the Lifshitz theory of molecular forces between macroscopic media, and the many-body theory of such forces based on dyadic Green functions are analyzed from the perspective of Langevin noise, vacuum field fluctuations, and zero-point energy., This is an introduction to the quantum theory of light and its broad implications and applications. The book covers material with direct relevance to current basic and applied research, such as quantum fluctuations and their role in laser physics and the theory of forces between macroscopic bodies. Includes many exercises and historical sidelights., This is an introduction to the quantum theory of light and its broad implications and applications. A significant part of the book covers material with direct relevance to current basic and applied research, such as quantum fluctuations and their role in laser physics and the theory of forces between macroscopic bodies (Casimir effects). The book includes numerous historical sidelights throughout, and approximately seventy exercises. The bookprovides detailed expositions of the theory with emphasis on general physical principles. Foundational topics in classical and quantum electrodynamics are addressed in the first half of the book,including the semiclassical theory of atom-field interactions, the quantization of the electromagnetic field in dispersive and dissipative media, uncertainty relations, and spontaneous emission. The second half begins with a chapter on the Jaynes-Cummings model, dressed states, and some distinctly quantum-mechanical features of atom-field interactions, and includes discussion of entanglement, the no-cloning theorem, von Neumann's proof concerning hidden variable theories, Bell's theorem, andtests of Bell inequalities. The last two chapters focus on quantum fluctuations and fluctuation-dissipation relations, beginning with Brownian motion, the Fokker-Planck equation, and classical andquantum Langevin equations. Detailed calculations are presented for the laser linewidth, spontaneous emission noise, photon statistics of linear amplifiers and attenuators, and other phenomena. Van der Waals interactions, Casimir forces, the Lifshitz theory of molecular forces between macroscopic media, and the many-body theory of such forces based on dyadic Green functions are analyzed from the perspective of Langevin noise, vacuum field fluctuations, and zero-point energy.

LC Classification NumberQC446.2