Quantum conversion
Abstract
The electromagnetic momentum transferred transferred to scattering particles is proportional to the intensity of the incident fields, however, the momentum of single photons ℏk does not naturally appear in these classical expressions. Here, we discuss an alternative to Maxwell's stress tensor that renders the classical electromagnetic field momentum compatible to the quantum mechanical one. This is achieved through the introduction of the quantum conversion which allows the transformation, including units, of the classical fields to wave-function equivalent fields.
Citation
Mazilu , M 2015 ' Quantum conversion ' . < http://arxiv.org/abs/1508.01178v2 >
Type
Working or discussion paper
Rights
Copyright the Author 2015.
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