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The initial condition problems of damped quantum harmonic oscillator
Yang Gao, Qing Bin Tang, Ru Min Wang
We investigate the exact dynamics of the damped quantum harmonic oscillator under the (un)correlated initial conditions. The master equation is generalized to the cases of the arbi…
Lorentz Transformation of Blackbody Radiation
G. W. Ford, R. F. O'Connell
We present a simple calculation of the Lorentz transformation of the spectral distribution of blackbody radiation at temperature T. Here we emphasize that T is the temperature in t…
Two oscillators in a common heat bath
R. F. O'Connell
We show that the case of two oscillators in a common heat bath cannot be reduced to an effective one body problem. In addition, there is an interaction between the oscillators, eve…
Radiation Reaction: General approach and applications, especially to electrodynamics
R. F. O'Connell
Radiation reaction (but, more generally, fluctuations and dissipation) occurs when a system interacts with a heat bath, a particular case being the interaction of an electron with…
Consistency of a Causal Theory of Radiative Reaction with the Optical Theorem
F. Intravaia, R. Behunin, P. W. Milonni +2
The Abraham-Lorentz-Dirac equation for a point electron, while suffering from runaway solutions and an acausal response to external forces, is compatible with the optical theorem.…
Zitterbewegung is not an observable
R. F. O'Connell
It has recently been claimed that Zitterbewegung has been observed. However, we argue that it is not an observable and that the authors' observations must be reinterpreted.