UID:
almahu_9949199299402882
Format:
XXI, 361 p.
,
online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 1999.
ISBN:
9783662038758
Series Statement:
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics,
Content:
The book provides an introduction to the methods of quantum statistical mechanics used in quantum optics and their application to the quantum theories of the single-mode laser and optical bistability. The generalized representations of Drummond and Gardiner are discussed together with the more standard methods for deriving Fokker--Planck equations. Particular attention is given to the theory of optical bistability formulated in terms of the positive P-representation, and the theory of small bistable systems. This is a textbook at an advanced graduate level. It is intended as a bridge between an introductory discussion of the master equation method and problems of current research.
Note:
1. Dissipation in Quantum Mechanics: The Master Equation Approach -- 2. Two-Level Atoms and Spontaneous Emission -- 3. Quantum-Classical Correspondence for the Electromagnetic Field I: The Glauber-Sudarshan P Representation -- 4. Quantum-Classical Correspondence for the Electromagnetic Field II: P, Q, and Wigner Representations -- 5. Fokker-Planck Equations and Stochastic Differential Equations -- 6. Quantum-Classical Correspondence for Two-Level Atoms -- 7. The Single-Mode Homogeneously Broadened Laser I: Preliminaries -- 8. The Single-Mode Homogeneously Broadened Laser II: Phase-Space Analysis -- References.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783642081330
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783540548829
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783662038765
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-662-03875-8
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03875-8
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