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View SchemaPhoton Wave Mechanics
| Authors | Zhi-Yong Wang, Cai-Dong Xiong, Ole Keller |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0511181 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0511181 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0256-307X/24/2/032 |
| Journal | Chin. Phys. Lett. 24, 418 (2007) |
| License | http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ |
Abstract
In contrast to wave functions in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics interpreted as probability amplitudes, wave functions in relativistic quantum mechanics have generalized meanings such as charge-density amplitudes, energy-density amplitudes as well as particle-number density amplitudes, etc. Applying electromagnetic field intensities we construct a photon wave function, it corresponds to the (1,0)+(0,1) spinor representation of the electromagnetic field, and can be interpreted as the energy-density amplitude of photons outside a source. In terms of photon wave functions we develop photon wave mechanics, which provides us with a new quantum-mechanical description for photons outside a source.
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