Quantum theory of spontaneous emission by real moving atoms
arXiv:physics/0111013 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.123001
Abstract
We outline the solution of a fundamental problem in quantum theory which has hitherto lacked a proper solution, namely finding the requisite quantum theoretical framework guaranteeing that the calculated inverse spontaneous emission rate of a moving atom, as a composite system of charged particles interacting with the Maxwell field, is slowed down exactly as in time dilation.
12 pages, no figure, submitted to PRL
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