Maxwell electrodynamics subjected to quantum vacuum fluctuations

Gevorkyan, A A

doi:10.1134/S1063778811060123

Title: Maxwell electrodynamics subjected to quantum vacuum fluctuations

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The propagation of electromagnetic waves in the vacuum is considered taking into account quantum fluctuations in the limits of Maxwell-Langevin (ML) equations. For a model of 'white noise' fluctuations, using ML equations, a second order partial differential equation is found which describes the quantum distribution of virtual particles in vacuum. It is proved that in order to satisfy observed facts, the Lamb Shift etc, the virtual particles should be quantized in unperturbed vacuum. It is shown that the quantized virtual particles in toto (approximately 86 percent) are condensed on the 'ground state' energy level. It is proved that the extension of Maxwell electrodynamics with inclusion of the vacuum quantum field fluctuations may be constructed on a 6D space-time continuum with a 2D compactified subspace. Their influence on the refraction indexes of vacuum is studied.

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Gevorkyan, A A ^[1]

Yerevan State University (Armenia)

Publication Date:: Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011

OSTI Identifier:: 22043904

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Physics of Atomic Nuclei

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 74; Journal Issue: 6; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2011 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1063-7788

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; COMPACTIFICATION; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FLUCTUATIONS; GROUND STATES; LAMB SHIFT; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NOISE; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPACE-TIME; VIRTUAL PARTICLES

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                    Gevorkyan, A. S., E-mail: g_ashot@sci.am, and Gevorkyan, A A. Maxwell electrodynamics subjected to quantum vacuum fluctuations.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
        Web.  doi:10.1134/S1063778811060123.

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                    Gevorkyan, A. S., E-mail: g_ashot@sci.am, and Gevorkyan, A A. 2011.  
        "Maxwell electrodynamics subjected to quantum vacuum fluctuations".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778811060123.

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  title        = {Maxwell electrodynamics subjected to quantum vacuum fluctuations},

  author       = {Gevorkyan, A. S., E-mail: g_ashot@sci.am and Gevorkyan, A A},

  abstractNote = {The propagation of electromagnetic waves in the vacuum is considered taking into account quantum fluctuations in the limits of Maxwell-Langevin (ML) equations. For a model of 'white noise' fluctuations, using ML equations, a second order partial differential equation is found which describes the quantum distribution of virtual particles in vacuum. It is proved that in order to satisfy observed facts, the Lamb Shift etc, the virtual particles should be quantized in unperturbed vacuum. It is shown that the quantized virtual particles in toto (approximately 86 percent) are condensed on the 'ground state' energy level. It is proved that the extension of Maxwell electrodynamics with inclusion of the vacuum quantum field fluctuations may be constructed on a 6D space-time continuum with a 2D compactified subspace. Their influence on the refraction indexes of vacuum is studied.},

  doi          = {10.1134/S1063778811060123},

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  journal      = {Physics of Atomic Nuclei},

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  volume       = 74,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011},

  month        = {Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011}

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