| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 368 pages) |
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Texts and Monographs in Physics, 1864-5879 |
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Texts and monographs in physics.
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| Contents |
Dissipation in Quantum Mechanics: The Master Equation Approach -- Two-Level Atoms and Spontaneous Emission -- Quantum-Classical Correspondence for the Electromagnetic Field I: The Glauber-Sudarshan P Representation -- Quantum-Classical Correspondence for the Electromagnetic Field II: P, Q and Wigner Representations -- Fokker-Planck Equations and Stochastic Differential Equations -- Quantum-Classical Correspondence for Two-Level Atoms -- The Single-Mode Homogeneously Broadened Laser I: Preliminaries -- The Single-Mode Homogeneously Broadened Laser II: Phase-Space Analysis -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
The book provides an introduction to the methods of quantum statistical mechanics used in quantum optics and their application to the quantum theories of the single-mode laser and optical bistability. The generalized representations of Drummond and Gardiner are discussed together with the more standard methods for deriving Fokker--Planck equations. Particular attention is given to the theory of optical bistability formulated in terms of the positive P-representation, and the theory of small bistable systems. This is a textbook at an advanced graduate level. It is intended as a bridge between an introductory discussion of the master equation method and problems of current research |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Physics.
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Mathematical physics.
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physics.
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Mathematical physics.
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Physics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783662038758 |
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3662038757 |
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