Introduction to Quantum Optics and Quantum Fluctuations

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.

List of contents

• 1: Elements of Classical Electrodynamics


• 2: Atoms in Light: Semiclassical Theory


• 3: Quantum Theory of the Electromagnetic Field


• 4: Interaction Hamiltonian and Spontaneous Emission


• 5: Atoms and Light: Quantum Theory


• 6: Fluctuations, Dissipation, and Noise


• 7: Dipole Interactions and Fluctuation-Induced Forces

About the author

Peter Milonni is a Laboratory Fellow of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and a Research Professor of Physics at the University of Rochester. He has served on various advisory and editorial boards and as a consultant for several corporations, and received the Optical Society of America's 2008 Max Born Award "for exceptional contributions to the fields of theoretical optics, laser physics and quantum mechanics, and for dissemination of scientific knowledge through authorship of a series of outstanding books."

Summary

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.

Additional text

Peter Milonnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Milonni , Peter Milonni, Prof Peter (Laboratory Fellow and Researc Milonni
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.06.2023
• EAN: 9780198892687
• ISBN: 978-0-19-889268-7
• No. of pages: 544
• Series: Oxford Graduate Texts
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Electricity, magnetism, optics; SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory, SCIENCE / Physics / Electricity, SCIENCE / Physics / Magnetism, SCIENCE / Physics / Optics & Light, SCIENCE / Physics / Electromagnetism, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory), Optical physics, Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism, Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism