Quantum electrodynamics of an atom in front of a non-dispersive dielectric half-space

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

Volumn 455, Issue 1987, 1999, Pages 2487-2512

  Wu, Shin Tza ^a   Eberlein, Claudia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Casimir polder force; Cavity QED; Dielectrics; Energy level shifts; Quantum optics; Spontaneous emission

Indexed keywords

EID: 9744243642     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1999.0413     Document Type: Article

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