Quantum electrodynamics of an atom in front of a non-dispersive dielectric half-space II. Effects of finite temperature

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 456, Issue 2000, 2000, Pages 1931-1951

  Wu, Shin Tza ^a,b   Eberlein, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Casimir polder effect; Cavity quantum electrodynamics; Energy level shifts; Finite temperature; Lamb shifts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242590820     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2000.0595     Document Type: Article

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