Canonical quantization of the electromagnetic field in the presence of non-dispersive bi-anisotropic inhomogeneous magnetodielectric media

Journal Article · Wed Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 2010 · Annals of Physics (New York)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aop.2010.02.009· OSTI ID:21457145

Amooshahi, M ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Isfahan, Hezar Jarib Ave., Isfahan (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

By introducing a suitable Lagrangian, a canonical quantization of the electromagnetic field in the presence of a non-dispersive bi-anisotropic inhomogeneous magnetodielectric medium is investigated. A tensor projection operator is defined and the commutation relation between the vector potential and its canonically conjugate variable is written in terms of the projection operator. The quantization method is generalized in the presence of the atomic systems. The spontaneous emission of a two-level atom located in a non-dispersive anisotropic megnetodielectric medium is studied.

• OSTI ID: 21457145
• Journal Information: Annals of Physics (New York), Journal Name: Annals of Physics (New York) Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 325; ISSN 0003-4916; ISSN APNYA6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
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ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
EMISSION
ENERGY LEVELS
FUNCTIONS
LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION
MAGNETIC MATERIALS
MATERIALS
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POTENTIALS
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TENSORS
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