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View SchemaOn the equivalence of the Langevin and auxiliary field quantization methods for absorbing dielectrics
| Authors | A. Tip, L. Knoll, S. Scheel, D. -G. Welsch |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0011012 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0011012 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.63.043806 |
Abstract
Recently two methods have been developed for the quantization of the electromagnetic field in general dispersing and absorbing linear dielectrics. The first is based upon the introduction of a quantum Langevin current in Maxwell's equations [T. Gruner and D.-G. Welsch, Phys. Rev. A 53, 1818 (1996); Ho Trung Dung, L. Kn\"{o}ll, and D.-G. Welsch, Phys. Rev. A 57, 3931 (1998); S. Scheel, L. Kn\"{o}ll, and D.-G. Welsch, Phys. Rev. A 58, 700 (1998)], whereas the second makes use of a set of auxiliary fields, followed by a canonical quantization procedure [A. Tip, Phys. Rev. A 57, 4818 (1998)]. We show that both approaches are equivalent.
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"abstract": "Recently two methods have been developed for the quantization of the\nelectromagnetic field in general dispersing and absorbing linear dielectrics.\nThe first is based upon the introduction of a quantum Langevin current in\nMaxwell\u0027s equations [T. Gruner and D.-G. Welsch, Phys. Rev. A 53, 1818 (1996);\nHo Trung Dung, L. Kn\\\"{o}ll, and D.-G. Welsch, Phys. Rev. A 57, 3931 (1998); S.\nScheel, L. Kn\\\"{o}ll, and D.-G. Welsch, Phys. Rev. A 58, 700 (1998)], whereas\nthe second makes use of a set of auxiliary fields, followed by a canonical\nquantization procedure [A. Tip, Phys. Rev. A 57, 4818 (1998)]. We show that\nboth approaches are equivalent.",
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