Nonlocal field correlations and dynamical Casimir–Polder forces between one excited- and two ground-state atoms

Nonlocal field correlations and dynamical Casimir–Polder forces between one excited- and two ground-state atoms

The problem of nonlocality in the dynamical three-body Casimir-Polder interaction between an initially excited and two ground-state atoms is considered. It is shown that the nonlocal spatial correlations of the field emitted by the excited atom during the initial part of its spontaneous decay may be...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of physics. B, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 2007-05, Vol.40 (10), p.1863-1874, Article 1863
Hauptverfasser: Passante, R, Persico, F, Rizzuto, L
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Sprache:eng
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Classical and quantum physics: mechanics and fields
Exact sciences and technology
Foundations, theory of measurement, miscellaneous theories (including aharonov-bohm effect, bell inequalities, berry's phase)
Physics
Quantum electrodynamics
Quantum mechanics
Specific theories and interaction models
particle systematics
The physics of elementary particles and fields
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Zusammenfassung:The problem of nonlocality in the dynamical three-body Casimir-Polder interaction between an initially excited and two ground-state atoms is considered. It is shown that the nonlocal spatial correlations of the field emitted by the excited atom during the initial part of its spontaneous decay may become manifest in the three-body interaction. The observability of this new phenomenon is discussed.
ISSN:0953-4075
1361-6455
DOI:10.1088/0953-4075/40/10/020