Landau's density matrix in quantum electrodynamics

L. Diósi

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Abstract

This paper is devoted to Landau's concept of the problem of damping in quantum mechanics. It shows that Landau's density matrix formalism should survive in the context of modern quantum electrodynamics. The correct generalized master equation has been derived for the reduced dynamics of the charges. The recent relativistic theory of spontaneous emission becomes reproducible.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)63-70
Number of pages8
JournalFoundations of Physics
Volume20
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 1990

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relativistic theory
quantum electrodynamics
spontaneous emission
quantum mechanics
damping
formalism

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Landau's density matrix in quantum electrodynamics. / Diósi, L.

In: Foundations of Physics, Vol. 20, No. 1, 01.1990, p. 63-70.

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Diósi, L 1990, 'Landau's density matrix in quantum electrodynamics', Foundations of Physics, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 63-70. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00732935
Diósi L. Landau's density matrix in quantum electrodynamics. Foundations of Physics. 1990 Jan;20(1):63-70. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00732935
Diósi, L. / Landau's density matrix in quantum electrodynamics. In: Foundations of Physics. 1990 ; Vol. 20, No. 1. pp. 63-70.
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