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View SchemaUnderstanding light quanta: First quantization of the free electromagnetic field
| Authors | A. C. de la Torre |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0410171 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0410171 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0143-0807/26/3/011 |
| Journal | Eur.J.Phys. 26, 457-467 (2005). |
Abstract
The quantization of the electromagnetic field in vacuum is presented without reference to lagrangean quantum field theory. The equal time commutators of the fields are calculated from basic principles. A physical discussion of the commutators suggest that the electromagnetic fields are macroscopic emergent properties of more fundamental physical system: the photons.
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