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arxiv: 1110.3965 · v1 · pith:SMC63QIJnew · submitted 2011-10-18 · 🧮 math-ph · math.MP· math.SP

Maximal velocity of photons in non-relativistic QED

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We consider the problem of propagation of photons in the quantum theory of non-relativistic matter coupled to electromagnetic radiation, which is, presently, the only consistent quantum theory of matter and radiation. Assuming that the matter system is in a localized state (i.e for energies below the ionization threshold), we show that the probability to find photons at time t at the distance greater than ct, where c is the speed of light, vanishes as t goes to infinity as an inverse power of t.

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