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arxiv: physics/0312003 · v4 · submitted 2003-12-01 · ⚛️ physics.atom-ph

Dressed-state approach to a simple radiating atom

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keywords atomdecayagreementapproachapproximationconsiderconsistingcoordinates
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We consider a system consisting of an atom in the dipole approximation, coupled to the electromagnetic field. Using recently introduced renormalized coordinates and dressed states, we give a non-perturbative solution to the atom radiation process. From this formalism a non-exponential decay law naturally emerges. However, at least for low frequencies and weak coupling, there is only a very small, practically non-detectable, deviation from a purely exponential decay, in agreement with all previous results in the literature.

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