Photon wave functions in a localized coordinate space basis

被引:45
作者
Hawton, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Lakehead Univ, Dept Phys, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1999年 / 59卷 / 05期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.59.3223
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A first quantized theory of the photon is developed that incorporates all of the usual rules of quantum mechanics. The state vector is argued to be proportional to the four-vector potential, Scalar products and the probability amplitude an invariant under gauge transformations that satisfy the Lorentz gauge condition. The eigenvectors of a recently constructed Hermitian position operator with commuting components provide a basis for the position representation. [S1050-2947(99)02605-0].
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页码:3223 / 3227
页数:5
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