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Photon wave functions

1995; American Physical Society; Volume: 52; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1103/physreva.52.1875

1538-4446

J. E. Sipe,

Mechanical and Optical Resonators

We argue that a photon wave function can be introduced if one is willing to redefine, in what we feel is a physically meaningful way, what one wishes to mean by such a wave function. The generation of a photon wave function by a spontaneously emitting atom is discussed.