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Canonical quantization of electromagnetism in spatially dispersive media
S. A. R. Horsley, T. G. Philbin
We find the action that describes the electromagnetic field in a spatially dispersive, homogeneous medium. This theory is quantized and the Hamiltonian is diagonalized in terms of…
Damping the zero-point energy of a harmonic oscillator
T. G Philbin, S. A. R. Horsley
The physics of quantum electromagnetism in an absorbing medium is that of a field of damped harmonic oscillators. Yet until recently the damped harmonic oscillator was not treated…
The cutoff-dependence of the Casimir force within an inhomogeneous medium
S. A. R. Horsley, W. M. R. Simpson
We consider the ground state energy of the electromagnetic field in a piston geometry. In the idealised case, where the piston and the walls of the chamber are taken as perfect mir…
Motion of macroscopic bodies in the electromagnetic field
S. A. R. Horsley
A theory is presented for calculating the effect of the electromagnetic field on the centre of mass of a macroscopic dielectric body that is valid in both quantum and classical reg…