10 research outputs found
The Zero-Point Field and Inertia
A brief overview is presented of the basis of the electromagnetic zero-point
field in quantum physics and its representation in stochastic electrodynamics.
Two approaches have led to the proposal that the inertia of matter may be
explained as an electromagnetic reaction force. The first is based on the
modeling of quarks and electrons as Planck oscillators and the method of
Einstein and Hopf to treat the interaction of the zero-point field with such
oscillators. The second approach is based on analysis of the Poynting vector of
the zero-point field in accelerated reference frames. It is possible to derive
both Newton's equation of motion, F=ma, and its relativistic co-variant form
from Maxwell's equations as applied to the zero-point field of the quantum
vacuum. This appears to account, at least in part, for the inertia of matter.Comment: 8 pages, no fig
Coherent and Squeezed States: Introductory Review of Basic Notions, Properties, and Generalizations
A short review of the main properties of coherent and squeezed states is
given in introductory form. The efforts are addressed to clarify concepts and
notions, including some passages of the history of science, with the aim of
facilitating the subject for nonspecialists. In this sense, the present work is
intended to be complementary to other papers of the same nature and subject in
current circulation.Comment: 50 pages, misprints corrected, some new references included. To
appear in "Integrability, Supersymmetry and Coherent States. A Volume in
Honor of Professor Veronique Hussin