Finite-temperature electromagnetic-field quantization in a medium: The thermofield approach

Kheirandish, Fardin; Soltani, Mohsen; Jafari, Marjan

doi:10.1103/physreva.84.062120

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“…In this case one uses the HuttnerBarnett model [4][5][6][7] to quantize the electromagnetic field in the presence of matter fields modelled by continuum sets of harmonic oscillators modeling electric and magnetic properties of the medium. For a covariant approach to quantize the electromagnetic field in the presence of matter fields see [8].…”

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Dissipative Scalar Field Theory: A Covariant Formulation

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Kheirandish

2015

Int J Theor Phys

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Caldeira-Leggett model of reservoir is generalized to a reservoir modeled by a continuum of real Klein-Gordon fields, instead of harmonic oscillators. A quantum Langevin type dissipative equation is obtained for the scalar field. The susceptibility of the medium is defined in terms of the reservoir Green's function and the coupling function satisfying causality condition. The connection between the coupling function and the susceptibility of the medium is found to be a Hankel transform from which the coupling function can be determined in terms of the susceptibility of the medium. Noise currents and their fluctuation-dissipation relation are obtained. In a homogeneous medium or reservoir, explicit form of the quantum scalar field, and its large-time limit, are found.

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