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Dynamics of Charged Particles and their Radiation Field
Author(s)
Spohn, Herbert
Collection
SCOAP3 for BooksLanguage
EnglishAbstract
This book provides a self-contained and systematic introduction to classical electron theory and its quantization, non-relativistic quantum electrodynamics. The first half of the book covers the classical theory. It discusses the well-defined Abraham model of extended charges in interaction with the electromagnetic field, and gives a study of the effective dynamics of charges under the condition that, on the scale given by the size of the charge distribution, they are far apart and the applied potentials vary slowly. The second half covers the quantum theory, leading to a coherent presentation of non-relativistic quantum electrodynamics. Topics discussed include non-perturbative properties of the basic Hamiltonian, the structure of resonances, the relaxation to the ground state through emission of photons, the non-perturbative derivation of the g-factor of the electron and the stability of matter.
Keywords
coupled charge; electromagnetic field; energy-momentum relation; long-time asymptotics; adiabatic limit; self-force; comparison dynamics; Lorentz-Dirac equation; spinning charges; many charges; quantum theory; Abraham model; statistical mechanics; energy states; radiation; relaxation at finite temperatures; g-factor of the electron; stability of matterDOI
10.1017/9781009402286ISBN
9781009402286, 9781009402286Publisher
Cambridge University PressPublication date and place
2004Grantor
Classification
Nuclear physics